Campus News
This Week in Photos: Inside, Looking Out
January 8, 2021
Yvonne Gay
This snowy rearview look at Wilder Bowl and Mudd Center is through a second-story window in Peters Hall. Images in the This Week in Photos series give visitors a look through tall, arched, paned, and stained glass windows and into picturesque views of Oberlin's campus throughout the year.
Where Am I?
July 9, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Some of the best spaces in Oberlin are the ones that invite visitors to sit and relax, explore, study, play, and gather. Can you guess the name of this space and where it is located?
Mail Art
June 3, 2020
Amanda Nagy
A remote workshop given by the Clarence Ward Art Library and Special Collections introduced the Oberlin community to the mail art movement.
Teaching in the New Normal: The Practice of Writing with Emily Barton
May 25, 2020
Communications Staff
Students in Barton's course create a digital anthology that will live online indefinitely.
Oberlin in Photos: Husssh, Everyone is Studying!
May 14, 2020
Yvonne Gay
As students study for final exams away from campus this week, we're flashing back to Oberlin's fall reading period in December 2019. Join us as we stop by the Seeley G. Mudd Center, conservatory library, and other places on campus where Obies were hard at work preparing for finals.
Postcards from Oberlin
May 8, 2020
Yvonne Gay
“The best thing about my quarantine workday (besides hanging out with my toddler) is seeing my students, even though they are far away. The second best thing is seeing them when it's warm enough to be outside in my backyard in Lakewood. Students + sunshine (+ toddler) = happiness,” writes Kathryn Metz , assistant professor of ethnomusicology.
This Week in Photos: February 26
February 26, 2020
Yvonne Gay
In this photo series, we take a glimpse inside a diverse group of events ranging from WOBIE Fest in Oberlin’s dance club to an NCAC championship swimming and diving meet in Granville, Ohio.
Q&A with Tracy Sutherland
February 19, 2020
Communications Staff
Sutherland provides leadership and oversight for public services in the Oberlin College Libraries.
Veterans’ Trailers at Oberlin College
November 8, 2019
Communications Staff
‘‘In Oberlin History’’ is a series dedicated to notable events in Oberlin College history. After the end of World War II, trailers served as temporary places of residence for the influx of veterans on campus.
Iconic Ball Chairs Introduced
September 26, 2019
Communications Staff
"In Oberlin History" is a series dedicated to notable events in Oberlin College history. Learn about the colorful ball chairs that dot the floors of the Terrell Main Library.