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Time Traveling with Jeremy Denk

November 13, 2023

The pianist and Oberlin alum is touring the country with an era-spanning program featuring women composers. He returns to Finney Chapel for the Artist Recital Series on November 30.

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Two students have a casual conversation with a professor, who is wearing an Oberlin Lab Crawl tee-shirt. — During Lab Crawl on October 27, Assistant Professor of Biology Gaybe Moore ’15 welcomed student visitors to his lab. “Lab Crawl as an Oberlin tradition has stayed with me since my time as a student,” he said. “It was one of the first times I saw the many ways scientific research is accomplished. It’s a full-circle moment to show my research during Lab Crawl this year.”

Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97

My Cousin the Comb Jelly

November 15, 2023

The research of Darrin Schultz ’13 deepens our insights into animal evolution.

Darrin Schultz In his research, Darrin Schultz applied existing DNA sequencing technologies and new analysis techniques to organisms people hadn’t studied before.

Oberlin Expands Partnership with Posse Foundation

November 14, 2023

New pact improves access to education for students from Houston as well as Chicago.

New Oberlin graduates celebrate at the conclusion of their commencement ceremony.

Sounds of Change

November 10, 2023

Associate Dean Chris Jenkins wrote the book on conservatory reform.

Art Market

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Artist Recital Series

Oberlin's 2023-24 series continues the legacy of presenting celebrated musical artists with six concerts that will shine a spotlight on the contributions of women musicians and composers.

Theater 2023–24 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...

Oberlin Opera has long been synonymous with excellence. Staging two major productions with orchestra each year, Oberlin Opera often challenges the operatic norm, and its performances have received critical acclaim.

Jan Miyake President of the Society for Music Theory

November 29, 2023

On November 11, Professor of Music Theory Jan Miyake started her two-year term as President of the Society for Music Theory.

Jason Stalnaker Coauthored Paper Published in "Physical Review D"

November 29, 2023

Professor of Physics Jason Stalnaker and Oberlin students Eduardo Castro Muñoz ’23 and Ehsan Nikfar ’25 have coauthored a paper in Physical Review D on a search for magnetic signatures of hidden-photon and axion dark matter in the wilderness. The article is being highlighted by the journal as an Editors’ Suggestion.

Steven Huff Book Chapter Published

November 29, 2023

Professor of German Steven Huff has recently published a book chapter titled "Amnesia, Chaos, Trauma: Kleist's Memory Games" in Memory in German Romanticism: Imagination, Image, Reception. Ed. Christopher R. Clason et al. London: Routledge, 2023. Chap. 1, 23-47.