Campus News

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.

Winter Term is a time of year when Oberlin students are encouraged to conduct independent or group projects outside of courses related to their majors. Pursuits can be done on or off campus with students choosing to work almost anywhere on the map. This year we highlight some of the work by the more than 900 students who completed projects in Oberlin.

In this photo series, we walk with the dinosaurs in Cleveland and visit a congressional intern in Washington, D.C., before coming back home to Oberlin to watch the Wild Beast of the Bungalow take over the stage in Warner Concert Hall; go snowboarding in Hales Gym; and sit in on a gallery talk, book art class, choir practice, an academic retreat, and a dance performance.

The assistant curator of academic programs at the Allen Memorial Art Museum works to find new ways to support the intellectual, professional, and personal development of students and faculty.

Meet Walker Shadle, curatorial assistant for the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Find out about a secret campus nap spot from his undergraduate days, his favorite item of clothing, and the one event in history he wishes he could have witnessed.

Learn about Letvin's favorite spot on campus, along with how her childhood career aspirations relate to her current role at Allen Memorial Art Museum.

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Get to know Alyssa Traster, curatorial assistant, in the Allen Memorial Art Museum.

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community.  Get to know Curator of Academic Programs Liliana Milkova.

Andrea Gyorody has been named the Ellen Johnson ’33 assistant curator of modern and contemporary art at Allen Memorial Art Museum.

The Allen Memorial Art Museum has 107 African art objects in its collection. With the opening on February 2, 25 objects are now on view. The installation was curated by students in the fall 2016 seminar, African Art in Museums: From Collection to Display.