News Collection
Awards and Honors
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Age of Enlightenment
Community came easy through Ellie Jensen’s German studies. Now a Fulbright teaching assistantship invites her to cultivate a community of her own.
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Dang Thai Son Earns Excellence in Teaching Honors
Piano professor’s legacy carries forward in new generation of standout performers.
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Paintbrush Empowerment
Mufalo Mufalo devotes the summer to empowerment through art across his native Africa.
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Rhiannon Giddens ’00 Wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer honored for the historical opera Omar.
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Jamie Overstreet Earns YB Staff Award for 2023
Program coordinator for studio art and art history hailed for orchestrating the success of both departments.
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Richard Powers to Deliver Commencement Address to Class of 2023
Prolific, Pulitzer Prize-winning author celebrated for his thoughtful explorations of humanity’s place in the world.
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Oberlin Students Shine in Theater Design Competition
Proposed renovations to Hall Auditorium top submissions from graduate school programs.
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Spring Performances Slated for Winners Named in Oberlin’s Concerto Competition
Each fall, Oberlin Conservatory seniors have the opportunity to compete in the annual Concerto Competition, with the top four winners featured in the spring as soloists with the Oberlin orchestras.
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Johnnetta B. Cole ’57 Honored by National Endowment for the Humanities
Anthropologist and educator celebrated by President Biden in White House ceremony.
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Six Faculty Receive 2021-2022 Excellence in Teaching Honors
The annual award recognizes outstanding teaching accomplishments within the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music.