Campus News

Katie Gravens has a multifaceted role as the COVID-19 campus health coordinator. Learn more about her in this installment of Who Am I?

After serving in legal positions with the Oberlin Municipal Court, United States District Court, and Supreme Court of Ohio, Jonathan Herr returned to Oberlin in November to serve as office manager and senior paralegal.

Outdoor activities, live-streamed concerts, and socially distanced classes are underway for the spring semester.

Black influencers in the culinary world will be honored with dishes that reflect their work in a Black History Month dinner later this month.

Jamie Jacobs runs a farm outside of day job at Oberlin College. To find out more about Jacbos, read this installment of Why Am I?

Author Ishmael Beah ’04 returned to Oberlin College in 2010 to discuss the publication of his New York Times best-selling book, A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Four years later Beah’s visit to Finney Chapel took place after the publication of Radiance of Tomorrow, A Novel, which would go on to become another best-seller. Beah’s visits to campus serve as inspiration for this week’s photo series.

Joel Baetens is an energy engineer who works energy efficient technology into construction projects. He started at Oberlin in January 2020. Find out more about Baetens in this installment of Who Am I?

This week, seniors, juniors, and first-year students are welcomed back to campus for spring semester.

Anton Crooks has worked with such shows as Return to the Forbidden Planet, Angels in America, Treasure Island, and Dracula. Read more about Crooks in this installment of Who Am I?

A tall aluminum statue on the second floor of the Science Center receives a lot of attention—it is traditionally dressed and decorated by students, staff, and faculty for holidays and special occasions. Valentine’s Day was the inspiration for a debonair top hat, tie, and flowers.