Campus News

As fall semester comes to a close, Mudd Center library's iconic chairs fill with students preparing for final examinations. Known as “womb” chairs in Obie-speak, but actually called “ball” chairs by

As classes end, finals loom, and everyone is rushing to finish the semester strong and prepare for the holidays, I offer my annual end-of-the calendar-year reminder to one and all: please take care of yourselves.

The third annual Lab Crawl on November 18 featured the work of Associate Professor of Biology Roger Laushman and student collaborators. Laushman’s lab studies plant ecology, particularly forest

Dance at Oberlin presented the annual Fall Forward show November 4-8 in Warner Main Space. All pieces were choreographed and performed by Oberlin students.

The low autumn sun casts dappled shadows through Tappan Square. Thanksgiving break begins Thursday, November 24, and ends Sunday, November 27. The annual 5K Turkey Trot will be Saturday, November 19

Former students of Dance Instructor Deborah Vogel return to campus Nov. 18-19 to discuss their career paths.

Oberlin welcomed students’ kin to campus from November 4-6 during the annual Parents and Family Weekend. Activities included classroom visits, campus tours, concerts, a reception with the deans of the

Theodore M. Shaw is professor of law and director of the Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Please go to the polls and vote for the candidates of your choice! Voting is the right, and duty, of every American citizen. It is a duty to oneself, to one’s family, and to our society, country and world. To make progress on any issue—whether it’s inequality, race, justice, climate change, immigration or education—there must be action. And voting is an action every citizen take.

Since I became Oberlin’s president in 2007, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know many Oberlin alums and I’m always struck by how their Oberlin experiences have shaped and continue to shape their lives. A common denominator among our alumni is their determination to be engaged citizens and active members of their communities and a willingness to help make the world a better place. This weekend, 12 of the 22 Oberlin alumni who are National Academy of Sciences members will be on campus for the reunion and symposium “Oberlin and the National Academy of Sciences: Celebrating the Impact and Promise of the Science at Liberal Arts Colleges.”