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When Jenny Soong ’07 was at Oberlin, she participated in taiko drumming, giving her a chance to perform in nearby Cleveland as well as around Ohio and Michigan. In the years since graduation, she’s

As the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies turns 25, Oberlin's world-changing alums carry its impact forward.

Oberlin’s academic offerings and Northeast Ohio’s unique agriculture scene are havens for students passionate about food studies.

Leo Hidy ’23, a comparative American studies major who also studied business and economics while at Oberlin, has received a 2026 Marshall Scholarship that will fund two years of graduate study in the UK. 

Gideon Ampofo ’23 knew he wanted to balance the world of business with the world of social change—and Oberlin helped him achieve both of these goals.

Attending Oberlin allowed Daniela Mortazavi ’22 to pursue piano and economics—and make a difference in the college’s business major.

Oberlin inspired Eva Sturm-Gross ’22 to create art that combines her love for nature with solving theological problems.

 Through painting and sculpture, Isabel Yellin ’11 explores the complexities of the human experience.

From a very young age, Edith Clowes ’73 was good at languages. “I was always imitating people without knowing what they were saying,” she says. “And my mother was a language wiz. She just adored

Dr. Dorothy Koster Washburn ’67's passion for archaeology led to generous gifts to support language study at Oberlin.