Campus News

The Board of Trustees’ second meeting of the academic year took place in Oberlin December 4 and 5. The program began with orientation for two new Trustees and concluded with a plenary session.

Year after year, Obies like you undertake incredible winter term projects, and year after year, we in the Office of Communications love to share them. That’s why we’re asking you to send us your photos and links to other media or blogs to include in an Oberlin OnCampus photo gallery!

As we celebrate the 181st anniversary of Oberlin’s founding, we should think about our founders’ vision and what it means in today’s world—a world in which many of us are feeling anger, frustration, and despair over the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri, in Cleveland, and in other communities.

On December 3 at 8 p.m., Oberlin Steel (OSteel) takes to the Finney Chapel stage for the first time in 13 years, bringing with them steel pan virtuoso Leon Foster Thomas. The show is free of charge and is also one of the last chances to see OSteel perform before they head off to Trinidad.

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It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is just hours away. This semester has been flying past. But that is how life is and should be in this remarkable, vibrant, and exceedingly busy community. Since the first Thanksgiving was celebrated here in 1833, the breadth, depth, flexibility, and rigor of an Oberlin education—and the passion with which our students and faculty pursue their studies and their extracurricular and co-curricular activities—have enriched countless lives in myriad ways. I am thankful to be a member of the extended Oberlin family, and I hope you are, too. I wish everyone a wonderful, relaxing holiday with family and friends! To those of you who are traveling, I wish you safe journeys.