Campus News

Oberlin's former interim general counsel will give insights on how constitutional issues impact students. 

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.

Tom Rosenstiel ’78 is one of the country’s most recognized thinkers on the intersection of media and politics and the future of journalism. He recently discussed President Donald Trump’s relationship with the media, the meaning of objectivity, and why and how we all may perceive “facts.”

Theodore M. Shaw is professor of law and director of the Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Michele Norris, an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning journalist and longtime cohost of NPR's All Things Considered, signs copies of her new book, The Grace of Silence, following her convocation talk on

What goes into an alumni photo shoot? In the case of author Gary Shteyngart ’95, who delivered a Convocation talk on March 31, a team of photo professionals and assistants sourced more than 20 old

Futurist, transhumanist, scientist, attorney, entrepreneur, author, philosopher. Just who is Martine Rothblatt?

The Office of the President and the Finney Lecture Committee invite you to learn about

Bryan Stevenson delivers the talk American Injustice: Mercy, Humanity, and Making a Difference on Wednesday, September 9, in Finney Chapel. Stevenson’s talk was the first of the 2015-16 Convocation

“So often we want to be a big dog and make a big difference, but all of us can be a flea and bite and bite and move the biggest dog. Enough determined fleas biting strategically can make the biggest

On behalf of the Commencement/Reunion Weekend committees, I want to share some information about the 2015 commencement ceremony with faculty and staff.