Campus News

The campus was abuzz this past weekend as alumni, families, and students took part in the return of several Commencement/Reunion Weekend traditions that included a performance by OCircus!, senior conservatory students, and Illumination in Tappan Square.

Seven hundred graduates took part in commencement exercises during a sunny morning on Monday, May 22. Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, was the speaker for the college’s 184th

Rabbi Jill Jacobs will give the Baccalaureate address at 1:30pm on Sunday, May 21 in Finney Chapel.

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker has been named as the 2017 Oberlin College Commencement speaker. Read about Walker's career and his commitment to the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.

Tents are beginning to take over Wilder Bowl as crews busily prepare for Commencement/Reunion Weekend. The festivities begin at 8 a.m. Friday and continue through the 2016 Commencement Ceremony, which

Danielle Young and Marjorie Burton share specifics regarding where faculty and staff who will be working on Commencement should park. A link to a detailed map is included. This is part 2 of 2.

In celebration of the conservatory’s 150th anniversary, all students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to participate in campus-wide pop-up concerts happening throughout Commencement/Reunion Weekend (CRW).

“So often we want to be a big dog and make a big difference, but all of us can be a flea and bite and bite and move the biggest dog. Enough determined fleas biting strategically can make the biggest

Please read these Commencement FAQs to help us ensure that our graduates and their families have a truly wonderful and congratulatory celebration on Monday, May 25.

The Office of the President and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life will host a multifaith baccalaureate celebration from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, in Finney Chapel to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a commencement address given by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.