Campus News
A Conversation with Leo Hochberg: Student Research in Lebanon
Communications Staff
The senior politics and Middle Eastern studies double major's experience in Lebanon culminated in a 23-page report examining the Syrian refugee crisis.
This Week in Photos
Yvonne Gay
Oberlin’s campus is rich with events, student life, and learning opportunities as presented in This Week in Photos.
The Unresolved Football Dispute with Michigan
Communications Staff
In November 1892, the Oberlin College football team, coached by John Heisman, achieved an undefeated season when they beat the University of Michigan, 24-22. However, this game’s outcome is disputed to this day.
Celebrating 50 Years of Electronic & Computer Music
Communications Staff
More than 500 musicians took part in an extended musical collage in Finney Chapel on November 16, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Oberlin's TIMARA department.
Kuumba Week Film Festival
Yvonne Gay
Actor, director, and activist Danny Glover is interviewed by Professor of Studio Art and Africana Studies Johnny Coleman after the screening of The Last Black Man in San Francisco, in which Glover portrays Grandpa Allen. The film launched Oberlin’s first Kuumba Week Film Festival. Kuumba Week is an annual celebration of black creativity.
Unraveling Medicinal Recipes from the 17th Century
Yvonne Gay
Student volunteers work to produce searchable transcriptions of two 17th-century recipe books in a single day.
Oberlin College Appoints Michael Grzesiak Vice President for Advancement
Communications Staff
Grzesiak brings to Oberlin extensive advancement experience in higher education. He will begin his appointment January 1.
Q&A with Michele Kosboth
Communications Staff
Find out about the director of financial aid’s favorite place on earth (hint: it’s in Maine) and what she wore to her first formal dance in high school.
Back Together Again
Yvonne Gay
Oberlin's annual Parents and Family Weekend reunited students with family members to experience campus life first hand.
Blizzard of November 1913
Communications Staff
"In Oberlin History" is a series dedicated to notable events in Oberlin College history. Find out about one of the city's worst blizzards, which took place more than 100 years ago.