Campus News

Former Board of Trustees Chair Thomas J. Klutznick '61 Dies

January 10, 2019

Communications Staff

snow on Oberlin's campus — Photo credit: Nadya Primak '13

Thomas J. Klutznick '61, former board of trustees chair and real estate magnate, died on January 4, 2019. He was 79. Klutznick served on the board from 1975-2010.

Read his full obituary in the Chicago Tribune and Crain’s Chicago.

Remembering Former Visiting Assistant Professor Leila Ben-Nasr

December 7, 2025

Leila Ben-Nasr, a former visiting assistant professor of comparative American studies, died on November 28, 2025.

Oberlin Community Remembers a Beloved Retired Professor

October 10, 2025

A member of Oberlin faculty for 13 years, Peggy Bennett was known by students and the Oberlin community for creating and leading MusicPlay, a preschool classroom and learning lab run as part of the...