News Collection
Awards and Honors
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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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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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Oberlin Students Shine in Theater Design Competition
Proposed renovations to Hall Auditorium top submissions from graduate school programs.
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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.
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Oberlin a Top Producer of Fulbright Students for 2022-23
Honor marks 14th consecutive year of recognition by the prestigious exchange program.
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Building Encouragement for Careers in Science and Technology
Abby Tejera Rocha is committed to making a positive impact on society through her educational outreach in STEM areas. Her accomplishments have been recognized by an international tech firm that recruited her to be a developer.
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Kiese Laymon ’98 Earns MacArthur Foundation Honor for 2022
Author and educator elevates nuances of the Black experience—and his own experience—through acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction.
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Raavi Asdar Receives Fulbright to Tajikistan
A 2021 graduate, Raavi Asdar is part of a cohort teaching English to local Tajiki residents in a U.S.-embassy sponsored American Space.
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Elizabeth Rigby Selected for Prestigious CBYX Fellowship in Germany
Through the program, young professionals spend a year living, working, and studying in Germany.