Campus News

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

Q&A with Michael Reynolds

Communications Staff

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Learn about Michael Reynolds, assistant preparator for the Allen Memorial Art Museum.

Michael Reynolds drinking water from a bottle in front of a water fountain

Q&A with Dave Lengyel

Communications Staff

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Find out about Dave Lengyel, observatory and planetarium coordinator.

man standing next to a observatory dome

Q&A with Donna Russell

Communications Staff

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Find out about Donna Russell, assistant dean for student support services.

Donna Russell next to fitness equipment

Q&A with AJ McCabe

Communications Staff

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Find out about AJ McCabe, associate registrar for curriculum, degree programs, and graduation.

AJ McCabe in Oberlin's WWII Memorial Garden

Q&A with Armina Patton

Communications Staff

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Find out about Armina Patton, assistant director of financial aid.

Armina Patton sits wearing a pink shirt and black pants, with her feet up

Q&A with Jeff Hagan ’86

Communications Staff

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Find out about Jeff Hagan ’86, editor of the Oberlin Alumni Magazine.

Man with glasses sitting in chair office, reading a magazine, next to a bicycle

Upgrades Made to Wilder Hall’s DeCafé

Hillary Hempstead

This fall break, Wilder Hall’s DeCafé received a makeover. The revamped dining and retail area boasts improvements such as an expanded grocery store and wider aisles that allow for greater accessibility.

Students shop for groceries inside Oberlin's DeCafé

Q&A with Jill Medina ’88

Communications Staff

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Find out about Jill Medina, director of major gifts in the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs.

Jill Medina sits at her desk wearing scuba flippers

Q&A with Josh Whitson

Communications Staff

“Q&A with…” is a series dedicated to introducing staff members to the Oberlin community. Find out about Josh Whitson, assistant dean of students and director of the International Student Resource Center.

Man in plaid shirt playing bagpipe in a leafy setting

Vice President for Finance and Administration Search

Communications Staff

The search to find Oberlin’s next vice president for finance and administration is under way following the departure of Mike Frandsen, who became president of Wittenberg University. President Carmen Ambar has appointed a nine-member search committee to work along with the consulting firm Isaacson, Miller. 

columns for administration building