Campus News
Dance Diaspora Performs Fall Show
Communications Staff
Joyous jazz music filled Warner Main Space October 2 and 3 as Dance Diaspora performed its seasonal show Horace Silver: Song For My Father & Other Matters Pertaining To The Heart.
Latinx Community Observes Día de la Raza
Communications Staff
Community organizer, journalist, and hip hop activist Rosa Clemente delivers the keynote address at the Día de la Raza Banquet on October 8 in the Root Room. Día de la Raza (or Day of the Race) is a
English Professors Receive GLCA Grant
Lisa Gulasy
Professors Anuradha Dingwaney Needham, Danielle Skeehan, and Harrod Suarez—along with three faculty from Kenyon College—have received a $47,520 grant from the Great Lakes Colleges Association under its Expanding Collaboration Initiative, which is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Reunion Celebrates 180 Years of Black Students at Oberlin
Communications Staff
Nearly 200 alumni visited campus October 2-4 for the Oberlin Alumni Association of African Ancestry (OA4) Reunion. The reunion marks the 180th anniversary of Oberlin’s decision to adopt a non
President’s Desk Q&A: Andrea Kalyn on the Conservatory’s 150th Anniversary
Marvin Krislov
Dean of the Conservatory of Music Andrea Kalyn discusses upcoming events celebrating the conservatory’s 150th anniversary, the newly approved jazz voice major, the new partnership with the International Piano Academy Lake Como, and more.
Record-Setting Homecoming Win for Football
Communications Staff
Senior quarterback Lucas Poggiali looks for his receiver in Saturday’s Homecoming game versus Allegheny College. Poggiali completed 27 of 38 pass attempts for 506 yards on Saturday, becoming the first
Homecoming Weekend is here!
Marvin Krislov
I’m very much looking forward to seeing our alums come back, and to the amazing events—academic, scientific, musical, athletic and social—which will take place.
Wedding Band Takes the Stage
Communications Staff
Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Theater Chris Flaharty fits sophomore Will Osborn, who plays Shrimp Man in Wedding Band, for his costume. A play by Alice Childress, Wedding Band tells the
What’s Happening This Weekend, Homecoming Edition
Lisa Gulasy
Learn more about some of this weekend’s most buzzed-about events.
Campus Security’s “Deputy Dawg,” Gary Kriesen
Lisa Gulasy
Campus Security Supervisor Gary Kriesen, who served Oberlin College for 37 years, died September 28, 2015, at the age of 62. The campus Deputy Dawg is beloved by generations of students, staff, and faculty.