Campus News
Creating a More Inclusive Arts & Sciences Environment
February 18, 2016
Marvin Krislov
I spoke with Tim Elgren to discuss what he and Arts and Sciences faculty have been doing to create a more inclusive learning environment—from hiring more diverse faculty and supporting traditionally underrepresented students to increasing collaboration between the college and conservatory.
From Yarn to Garment
February 17, 2016
Communications Staff
Chloe Deshusses threads needles on a weaving loom in preparation for making a custom sleeveless dress in the winter-term project From Yarn to Garment. Directed and sponsored by Betsy Bruce,...
Instagram Winter Term Photo Contest Favorites: Locations
February 12, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
The Office of Communications asked students to show off their winter-term projects by participating in its first ever Instagram Winter Term Photo Contest. Check out this gallery to see several of the office’s favorite submissions for the Locations prompt.
Strategic Plan 2016-2021 Available Online
February 11, 2016
Communications Staff
The Strategic Planning Steering Committee has posted “The Oberlin College Strategic Plan 2016-2021: Institutional transformation through an inclusive approach to academic and musical excellence” to the Strategic Planning website.
Annual Dr. Seuss Day Celebration to be Held March 6
February 9, 2016
Communications Staff
The 17th annual Dr. Seuss Day celebration will take place from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, at the Oberlin Public Library. The event is free and open to the public.
Students Display Work in Once Upon a Woodblock
February 9, 2016
Communications Staff
The students enrolled in the winter-term workshop Blades on Wood: Relief Printmaking for the Strongly Devoted display their work on Friday, January 22, in the South Dome of the Art Department in...
Family Happiness Opens in Hall Auditorium
February 4, 2016
Communications Staff
Adapted from the Leo Tolstoy novella of the same name, Family Happiness tells the story of young Mashechka who yearns for older Sergey, a longtime family friend twice her age, and the...
A January that Highlighted Oberlin’s Commitment to Excellence
February 4, 2016
Marvin Krislov
From a conservatory tour in Chicago to the production of an original play by one of Oberlin’s own students, much happened this January. There is even more to look forward to in February as the Oberlin community observes Africana Unity and Celebration Month.
Susan Colley, Editor-Elect of the American Mathematical Monthly
February 1, 2016
Communications Staff
“What I love about mathematics is that it’s not that any technique really ever gets thrown out, it’s that you just keep adding on to those techniques,” says Andrew and...
WOBC Radio Host Applications Due February 5
February 1, 2016
Communications Staff
WOBC, Oberlin’s student-run freeform community radio station, is seeking radio hosts for the spring semester. WOBC broadcasts more than 150 programs weekly—including talk shows, news...
