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Oberlin Music Label Releases "The Oberlin Concertos," Featuring Pianist Xak Bjerken
September 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
Recording showcases faculty composers and the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Community Mural Project Highlights Aspects of Oberlin
September 14, 2021
Yvonne Gay
More than 100 town and college members picked up artists' brushes and applied their painting skills to a 32-foot mural in Carpenter Court late last month during Community Paint Day. The result is an expressive collage that the organizer of the project hopes will fill passersby with Oberlin pride.
Jasmine Wilkerson ’23 Performs Heart, Lung and Blood (HLB) Research at CWRU Medical School
September 7, 2021
Yvonne Gay
After several life-changing experiences at an early age, Jasmine Wilkerson ’23 decided to pursue a medical degree so she can perform crucial surgeries through medical missions abroad.
Associate Professor Charles Peterson Appointed Director of the Lemle Teaching Center
August 26, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Peterson will lead and create programming that helps faculty and staff connect teaching, learning, and scholarship in a residential liberal arts setting.
Michael Morgan '79, Bay Area Conductor and Arts Advocate, Dies at 63
August 24, 2021
Erich Burnett
Oakland Symphony music director championed lesser-known repertoire, emphasized the orchestra’s role in the community.
America Reads and America Counts Tutors Lead Summer Enrichment Program for Local Residents
August 13, 2021
Jaimie Yue
After a year of virtual learning in the Oberlin City Schools, The Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research Education Program is sponsoring an engaging, in-person summer education program, led by America Reads and America Counts tutors who are on campus for Oberlin’s summer semester.
Oberlin Science Scholar Explores Ancient DNA at Emory and Howard Universities
August 11, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Yemko Pryor ’17, a PhD student at Emory University, has a long-term career goal that might one day help society scientifically understand the effects of racism and slavery on Black bodies.
Anthropology Professor Amy Margaris and Student Curators Launch Digital Exhibition on Alaska Native Collection
August 10, 2021
Amanda Nagy
A collaboration with an Alaska Native activist leads to a widely accessible digital exhibition, and breathes new life into a nearly forgotten collection of cultural items kept at Oberlin for more than a century.
Alumni Collaborate on Feature Documentary Film 'Fireboys'
August 6, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Cinema Studies alumni Drew Dickler and Jake Hochendoner are codirectors of a documentary that tells the story of incarcerated men who are fighting the deadliest and largest fires in California's recent history. The film was released on VOD on August 3.
Oberlin Community Music School Hosts “Reopening Party” August 15
August 5, 2021
Erich Burnett
Free, family-friendly celebration features performances, sample lessons, and activities.
