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College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Faculty for 2023-24

September 18, 2023

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.

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Class being taught outside at Oberlin's Memorial Arch.

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Hundreds of students gather in a tight circle on the grass in Tappan Square, aerial view. — The class of 2027 has arrived!

Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko

Emerson String Quartet Opens the Oberlin Artist Recital Series

September 6, 2023

Their thoughtful programming for this occasion on their "Farewell Tour" will bring a bit of sentiment and nostalgia to the Finney Chapel stage.

Four men in black suits sit next to one another holding string instruments

Oberlin Homecoming Set for Sep. 29-Oct. 1

September 5, 2023

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...

Students laughing at a homecoming event.

Gary Bartz Named NEA Jazz Master for 2024

August 17, 2023

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.

Gary Bartz performing on alto saxophone.

Artist Recital Series: The Emerson String Quartet

Sep

7:30 pm

Finney Chapel

Concert: Contemporary Music Ensemble

Sep

7:30 pm

Warner Concert Hall

Webcast Available

Oberlin Opera Theater presents Britten's "Albert Herring"

Nov

8:00 pm

Hall Auditorium

Homecoming 2023 Calendar

Join us Homecoming Weekend for a celebration of all things Oberlin! Enjoy concerts and live performances, Illumination on Tappan Square, sporting events, art exhibits, open houses and campus tours,...

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.

Opera 2023–24 Season

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.

Leonard V. Smith Recent Book Published

September 13, 2023

In July, a book by Frederick B. Artz Professor of History Leonard V. Smith, French Colonialism from the Ancien Régime to the Present, was published in the New Approaches to European History series by Cambridge University Press. It is dedicated to the Oberlin students who took History 282, the course on which the book is based.

Anna Lordan Poem Published and Shortlisted for Prize

August 30, 2023

A translation of a poem by contemporary Ukrainian poet Oleksandr Kocharyan by Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Anna Lordan was shortlisted for the Ukrainian Institute London's Translation Prize and published in a special edition of the London Ukrainian Review dedicated to Victoria Amelina.

Dancing Lab Developed by Al Evangelista is a Part of the National Center of Choreography at the University of Akron

August 23, 2023

Assistant Professor of Dance Al Evangelista is one of three dance artists whose work is being supported in 2023 through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to the National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron. Evangelista's project, developed in partnership with Daring Dances (Ann Arbor, MI), is part of NCCAkron's Dancing Labs residency program.

After Oberlin

From Art History Major to Marketing Manager

March 10, 2023

A series of marketing internships and a willingness to be open to new ideas paid off for Jessica Moskowitz, who handles media planning and buying of social media ads for Microsoft.