Campus News

Robert “Bob” Works Fuller ’56, the 10th president of Oberlin College, died July 15, 2025, in Berkeley, California. 

Popular faculty member taught at Oberlin from 1970 to 1984.

Renowned scholar and teacher also made lasting contributions to campus culture over a career spanning 38 years.

Oberlin graduate and longtime faculty member remembered for penning the ode to Oberlin A Place on the Glacial Till.

His remarkable teaching career spanned from 1963 to 2017 and numbered thousands of students.

Ever wonder what species of frog is bellowing in your backyard on late summer nights? Invite C.J. Blair ’18 over. He has a talent for identifying several species of frog by their calls. He’s also responsible for ToadsCo, the amphibian-themed ExCo at Oberlin College. Learn more about Blair—including why his favorite childhood memories involve possums, boa constrictors, and fawns—in this installment of Who Am I? 

These days, the classroom has taken on new meaning for both faculty and students at Oberlin. In this edition of Teaching in the New Normal, Lynn Powell describes a collaboration with the Allen Memorial Art museum and the benefits of digital presentations.

With many students taking classes remotely due to the COVID-19 global health crisis, some are also finding ways to maintain the connections they have formed in Oberlin.

New faculty members and new programming offer students a robust experience in the study of Jewish history, culture, religious tradition, and literature.

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to welcome 40 new faculty for the 2015-16 academic year. Learn more about these faculty members’ professional accomplishments, research, and more.