Campus News

Read feature, general interest, and campus-based news stories about the Oberlin College campus community.

Who is Katie Gravens?

Yvonne Gay

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

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Welcome Home, Jonathan Herr

Yvonne Gay

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.

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Who is Jamie Jacobs?

Yvonne Gay

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?

A woman holds a small dog while standing on a wooden ramp near a barn.

This Week in Photos: In Celebration of Returning Black Alumni

Yvonne Gay

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.

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Who is Joel Baetens?

Amanda Nagy

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?

Portrait of Joel Baetens.

Who is Anton Crooks?

Yvonne Gay

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?

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