Campus News

On November 18, students, staff, and faculty packed Nancy Schrom Dye Lecture Hall for a black faculty- and staff-led teach-in to discuss the state of black life within and out of the context of higher education and recent events. The teach-in offered an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students of color to voice their thoughts and concerns about the recent events at the University of Missouri, Yale University, Ithaca College, Claremont McKenna College, and other campuses across the nation. Also addressed were the systemic problems, practices, and policies in higher education and possible steps forward for Oberlin to become more inclusive and diverse as a community and institution.

Barker Professor of Music Theory Brian Alegant has been named U.S. Professor of the Year for 2015 by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Oberlin will be a tobacco-free campus beginning July 1, 2016. The Tobacco Free Implementation Committee, along with Student Health Services and the Office of Human Resources, have made provision for access to cessation resources for students, faculty, and staff who may want to quit.

David Kamitsuka and Ellen Sayles traveled to Cuba as part of a delegation from 12 U.S. colleges and universities to better understand Cuban higher education and meet university and ministry officials who could help facilitate future partnerships.

President Marvin Krislov speaks with Martine Rothblatt at her convocation on November 5 in Finney Chapel. The founder of Sirius Satellite Radio and the highest-paid female CEO in the United States in

Recent events at the University of Missouri, Yale University, and other institutions across the country have prompted passionate discussions and demonstrations related to structural and systemic racism in American higher education.

Nicholas Bassman plays an original composition on his 12-string guitar in the Oberlin College science library on November 6. The library opened after hours to host the first ever Science Soirée, an

Jacqueline Berrien ’83, former Oberlin College trustee, civil rights attorney, and chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, died November 9, 2015.

A ceramic skull created by Stow, Ohio, artist Cris Hertle sits on a table in La Casa Hispanica (Harvey House). Hertle spoke about her ceramic skull art and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a two

Oberlin Community Services, the Oberlin Early Childhood Center, the United Way of Greater Lorain County, and Greater Cleveland Community will be the recipients of this year’s Oberlin Community Giving Campaign. Make your gift by completing a pledge form no later than December 15, 2015.