News
Change Agent
September 19, 2023
Tyler Applegate
Jesse Kohler’s Oberlin studies led him to become a distinguished voice for trauma-informed advocacy.
College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Faculty for 2023-24
September 18, 2023
Communications Staff
Students choose Oberlin—and thrive at Oberlin—because of the nurturing mentorship of the outstanding faculty who guide their learning. We are honored to welcome the newest additions to our faculty across the College of Arts and Sciences for 2023-24.
Emerson String Quartet Opens the Oberlin Artist Recital Series
September 6, 2023
Conservatory Communications
Their thoughtful programming for this occasion on their "Farewell Tour" will bring a bit of sentiment and nostalgia to the Finney Chapel stage.
Oberlin Homecoming Set for Sep. 29-Oct. 1
September 5, 2023
Communications Staff
Homecoming 2023 at Oberlin will feature the weekend’s favorite traditions—plus a host of new experiences that highlight our bustling campus in autumn: tours, talks, music, celebrations of...
Victor Hymes ’79 Named to Audubon Society Board
August 31, 2023
Communications Staff
Entrepreneur and financier Victor Hymes, a 1979 graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory, has been named to the Audubon Society’s national board of directors. A resident of San Francisco,...
In the Path of Disaster
August 28, 2023
Tyler Applegate
Monica Dix travels to a hub of natural calamity to probe its risks and resilience.
New Partnership Connects South Asian Students with Oberlin
August 22, 2023
Communications Staff
Nonprofit recruits top high-schoolers across India and beyond, provides long-term career support.
Gary Bartz Named NEA Jazz Master for 2024
August 17, 2023
Communications Staff
Oberlin’s Grammy Award-winning professor of jazz saxophone has been named a 2024 Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, the nation’s highest honor conferred to jazz musicians.
Two share top prize at the 2023 Cooper International Piano Competition
August 5, 2023
Shelly Rasmussen
For the first time in the history of the Cooper Competition for Piano, the top prize was awarded to two participants. Pyotr Akulov and Sophia Shuya Liu were named co-champions following the Concerto...
Class Reunions—and Illumination—Coming to Fall
August 4, 2023
Office of Communications
Popular tradition to be a centerpiece of expanded Homecoming festivities.
