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Leah Flax Barber ’18 established a creative practice at Oberlin—resulting in a debut poetry collection, "The Mirror of Simple Souls."

The Oberlin double major is one of 26 people awarded the highly competitive Gates Cambridge Scholarship—an honor reserved for the most academically brilliant social leaders in the U.S. 

Earlier this year, Luca Johnson ’24 landed his dream role: working on the Safe Routes Philly initiative. 

Managed by Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability, the

 A theater department Winter Term project culminates in a thoughtful musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel '81’s graphic memoir, Fun Home

How infrastructure, collaborative partnerships, and student involvement helped Oberlin achieve carbon neutrality

Former Oberlin basketball star Christian Fioretti ’20 applies his lifelong concern for the environment to a career in sustainability.

As a leader at the Chicago Food Policy Action Council, Rodger Cooley ’95 promotes food justice and food sovereignty.

Started by MI Leggett ’17 in their Oberlin dorm room, the anti-waste, gender-free fashion line Official Rebrand is expanding aesthetics one outfit at a time.

Anna Bario ’03 and Page Neal ’04 build their jewelry brand around fair sourcing, sustainability, and heirloom-quality design.

By building bouquets from sources close to home, Annika McIntosh ’01 of Hazel Designs reduces the floral industry’s environmental footprint.