Campus News
Oberlin College Receives Grant Supporting the Oberlin Sanctuary Project
Hillary Hempstead
A $10,000 grant will fund exploration of Oberlin College and the City of Oberlin’s shared commitment to providing a safe place for humanity to live, learn, and work.
Professor of History Renee Romano Selected for Cultural Exchange Residency in Japan
Amanda Nagy
Romano will share her research and scholarly interests at several universities in Japan.
Faculty Members Receive Promotions
Communications Staff
Eleven faculty members have been promoted to the rank of professor or associate professor. We asked each about their most memorable experience and what they enjoy about being a professor.
2017-2018 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners
Communications Staff
Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received Excellence in Teaching Awards for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Q&A with Phyllis Gorfain, Emerita Professor of English and Ohio Arts Council Award Recipient
Communications Staff
Emerita Professor Phyllis Gorfain, founder and artistic director of Oberlin Drama at Grafton, received the 2019 Governor’s Award for Arts Administration from the Ohio Arts Council.
Emeritus Professor Jim Helm Dies
Communications Staff
The emeritus professor of classics passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018.
Emerita Professor Adrienne Lash Jones Dies
Communications Staff
The emerita professor of African American studies passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. She was 83 years old.
2015-2016 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners
Communications Staff
Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received an Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Ann Cooper Albright Book Translation
Communications Staff
Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright holds a copy of her first book, Choreographing Difference, which has just been translated into Greek by Nissos Press. Here, she attends a press event with Petros
Jamey Haddad and "Under One Sun"
Communications Staff
Professor of Advanced Improvisation and Percussion Jamey Haddad performed with “Under One Sun,” an eclectic group of jazz musicians representing five different countries and five generations, on Augus