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United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Oberlin College & Conservatory, the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts, Announce Wide-Ranging Partnership

September 29, 2022

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Oberlin College & Conservatory, and the Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA), announce a new partnership that also includes a select group of higher education institutions dedicated to expanding international student access to world-class academic and musical instruction.

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Oberlin Conservatory Joins Consortium Created by the Denyce Graves Foundation

September 28, 2022

On Friday, September 30, two Oberlin Conservatory vocal performance students will travel to Howard University in Washington, D. C., to participate in the launch of Shared Voices , a new classical...

Side-by-side headshots of students Ava Paul (L) and Travis Guillory.

Oberlin Welcomes Largest Incoming Class in History

September 22, 2022

The Class of 2026—chosen from more than 10,000 applicants—comes to Oberlin with diverse backgrounds and an unprecedented average 4.0 GPA.

A mother, left, stands in a hug with her student, right, in front of a residence hall. The student is wearing an Oberlin sweatshirt. An Oberlin welcome sign hangs in the background.

No Ordinary Matter: Professor of Physics Jason Stalnaker is Part of Global Effort Testing for Dark Matter

September 7, 2022

Students working with Professor of Physics Jason Stalnaker are contributing to National Science Foundation-funded research on dark-matter candidates.

Four students stand in front of instruments in a physics lab.

U.N. and Oberlin College work to make studies affordable for international students

September 30, 2022

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Rhiannon Giddens Headlines Oberlin Artist Recital Series

August 20, 2022

Opera Wire

Oberlin College receives National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant

August 19, 2022

Morning Journal

Artist Recital Series

Since its inception in 1878, Oberlin’s Artist Recital Series has presented more than a thousand of the world’s most acclaimed and accomplished artists. It is one of the oldest continuing concert series in the United States.

Dance 2022–23 Season

Dance happens all over Oberlin’s campus, as a part of everyday life, in site-specific work, and in faculty-choreographed productions and student-run performances. Dance at Oberlin integrates...

Theater 2022–23 Season

We pride ourselves on cultivating a dynamic and supportive theater culture that encourages experimentation, collaboration, and the creation of new connections across fields. New forms of community...

Al Evangelista Presented at Dance Studies Association Annual Conference

October 12, 2022

Assistant Professor of Dance Al Evangelista participated and presented in two panels at the Dance Studies Association annual conference. The two panels titled, “Dancing in the Aftermath of Anti-Asian Hate” and “Acts of Tribute, Practices of Citation: Recognition as Resistance to Cultures of Individualism” took place October 13-16 in Vancouver, BC. On the panels, he discussed upcoming publications including one on dance and bystander intervention training.

Cynthia Taylor and Steve Balady Paper Published in "Computer Science Education"

October 12, 2022

Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor published a paper with Visiting Assistant Professor of Math Steve Balady (now at CSU San Bernardino) in the journal Computer Science Education. The paper looks at how student attitudes in introductory Computer Science and Math courses align with those of experts.

David Forrest Book Excerpt Published in "Social Policy"

October 12, 2022

An excerpt from David Forrest's book A Voice but No Power was published in the latest issue of Social Policy, a magazine for community and labor organizers.

After Oberlin

Jane Sedlak ’19 Studies the Chemistry of Wildfire Smoke

April 20, 2022

Jane Sedlak graduated from Oberlin College in 2019 with a degree in chemistry and was named the winner of Oberlin’s Nexial Prize. Given to a student who demonstrates academic excellence and an interest in cultural study, the Nexial Prize comes with a $50,000 award, which afforded Sedlak the opportunity following graduation to study art conservation at the Louvre in Paris. She is currently a graduate student at University of California San Diego.