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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.

Concert: Djembe Orchestra

Dec

7:30 pm EST

Warner Concert Hall

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Theater Mainstage: Pipeline

Dec

7:30 pm EST

Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater

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.

Ghassan Abou-Zeineddine Received 2023 Evelyn Shakir Creative Nonfiction Award

November 21, 2023

Professor Ghassan Abou-Zeineddine recently attended the Arab American Book Awards ceremony at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on Saturday, November 11, where he received the 2023 Evelyn Shakir Creative Nonfiction Award for his coedited anthology Hadha Baladuna: Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging. Hadha Baladuna explores the diverse range of the Arab diaspora in the Detroit metro area.

Ross Karre Performs at the Kaufman Center's Merkin Concert Hall in NYC

November 21, 2023

Associate Professor of Percussion Ross Karre performed with his group, the International Contemporary Ensemble at the Kaufman Center's Merkin Concert Hall in NYC on November 1 in a concert curated by Oberlin honorary doctorate, George Lewis. Lewis commenced his newest curatorial series, "Composing While Black Volume 1," with a program of premieres by Courtney Bryan ’04 and Adegoke Steve Colson as well as works by Wendall Logan (creator of Oberlin's Jazz Department) and Brittany J. Green. Bryan's artistry has been celebrated by a recent MacArthur Award. Her piece was commissioned by Oberlin locals and Kendal Residents, Arlene and Larry Dunn.

Matthew Rarey Finalist for 2024 Charles Rufus Morey Book Award

November 21, 2023

Associate Professor of Art History Matthew Rarey has been named a finalist for the 2024 Charles Rufus Morey Book Award from the College Art Association. Rarey's book Insignificant Things: Amulets and the Art of Survival in the Early Black Atlantic is one of five finalists for the prize, which will be announced in January. The award honors "an especially distinguished book in the history of art, published in the English language," and is among the highest recognitions for scholarship in art history.