This Week in Photos: Spring Semester Begins
February 12, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Outdoor activities, live-streamed concerts, and socially distanced classes are underway for the spring semester.
This Week in Photos: In Celebration of Returning Black Alumni
February 4, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Author Ishmael Beah ’04 returned to Oberlin College in 2010 to discuss the publication of his New York Times best-selling book, A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Four years later Beah’s visit to Finney Chapel took place after the publication of Radiance of Tomorrow, A Novel, which would go on to become another best-seller. Beah’s visits to campus serve as inspiration for this week’s photo series.
This Week in Photos: Spring Semester Move-in Days
January 27, 2021
Yvonne Gay
This week, seniors, juniors, and first-year students are welcomed back to campus for spring semester.
This Week in Photos: The Many Looks of Charles Martin Hall
January 21, 2021
Yvonne Gay
A tall aluminum statue on the second floor of the Science Center receives a lot of attention—it is traditionally dressed and decorated by students, staff, and faculty for holidays and special occasions. Valentine’s Day was the inspiration for a debonair top hat, tie, and flowers.
This Week in Photos: Nightscapes
January 14, 2021
Yvonne Gay
The moon rests on a backdrop of perfect blue over the courtyard outside of Asia House. This picture served as inspiration for this week’s nightscapes photo series.
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.
Go Forth
May 23, 2017
Communications Staff
Seven hundred graduates took part in commencement exercises during a sunny morning on Monday, May 22. Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, was the speaker for the college’s...
Cherry Trees Return to Asia House
May 17, 2017
Communications Staff
On a sunny afternoon, student volunteers from Asia House worked with Grounds Services to plant two Kwanzan cherry trees inside the Asia House courtyard. While the yard once boasted cherry trees,...
Women’s Track and Field Team Wins First-Ever NCAC Outdoor Title
May 10, 2017
Communications Staff
The women’s track and field team claimed its first-ever North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) outdoor title with a decisive 260-point championship performance. The second-place team was...
Iron Chef, Stevenson Style
May 3, 2017
Communications Staff
On stage in Stevenson Dining Hall and surrounded by more than 600 spectators, chefs and student participants competed in the Iron Chef Challenge: Oberlin College. The themed event, modeled after...
