Campus News

On March 1, Joyce Babyak will become Dean of Studies, succeeding Kathryn Stuart. Joyce spent 11 years as a faculty member in the Religion Department and served in the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences office as Associate Dean, Acting-Dean and, most recently, Senior Associate Dean.

Not yet sure how you to spend your summer? The Bonner Center for Service and Learning (BCSL) is looking for students to serve as President’s Public Service Fellows with nonprofit or public sector agencies in the city of Oberlin.

On Tuesday, February 17, six Oberlin faculty members received the Excellence in Teaching Award. Not only are these professors passionate about sharing their knowledge and expertise in ways that enlighten and inspire their students, they also love learning from their students.

Friday’s scheduled performance by the St. Lawrence String Quartet at Finney Chapel has been canceled due to an injury sustained by one of the quartet's members. Regrettably, the concert will not be rescheduled.

It’s not too late to get your tickets for Thursday’s Punch Brothers concert! The genre-defying progressive ensemble plays tomorrow, February 19, at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel.

First-year students Linh K. Tran (Clover), Jenny Xin Luan, and Naomi Langer explore their surroundings in New York City. The students were among a group of six who ventured throughout New York City

Oberlin’s celebration of Black History Month is under way with an impressive slate of events. This past weekend, I attended the musical "Dessa Rose," which tells the story of an unlikely alliance between Dessa Rose, a young slave, and Ruth, a well-born white woman. Other events happening this month include “Black Ballot Power: A Conservation on the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” a guest recital and voice and spirituals master class with François Clemmons ’67, and “An Evening with Dr. Regina Benjamin.”

The Bonner Center for Service and Learning is accepting applications for Dalai Lama Fellows through Friday, February 13. Fellows can receive a project grant of up to $10,000.

This weekend, I was reminded of how powerful the connections across generations are in our community. Strawberry Fields, an opera put on by students and faculty in collaboration with residents of Kendal at Oberlin, highlighted the amazing, creative, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning opportunities Oberlin offers. These attributes were also on display at the third annual LaunchU Pitch Competition.

This winter term, Oberlin Opera Theater presented two modern operas at the ’Sco: Strawberry Fields and The Telephone. In Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Telephone (seen here), a man tries to propose to his