News Releases

Oberlin College Establishes Presidential Initiative on Racial Equity and Diversity in Response to National Distress

August 28, 2020

Office of Communications

President Carmen Twillie Ambar and Oberlin College announced today the launch of the Presidential Initiative on Racial Equity and Diversity in response to increasing injustice and racial tensions in America. The Presidential Initiative will elevate and advance Oberlin's more than 180-year commitment to the education and rights of Blacks in America, and will provide the framework for faculty and studentsto address issues of violence, police-community relationships, and racial injustices.

Administration

In Cuba, Cleaner Rivers Follow Greener Farming

January 30, 2020

Office of Communications

First joint Cuba-U.S. geology team in half a century discovers Cuban fertilizer pollution far lower than the Mississippi River—a model for global agriculture. Associate Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt was a member of the team of scientists who studied the impact of contemporary agriculture on the water quality in Cuba’s rivers.

Academics & Research

Oberlin College Designated a Voter Friendly Campus

January 24, 2020

Office of Communications

Oberlin College has been designated a “Voter-Friendly Campus.” The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), holds participating institutions accountable for planning and implementing practices that encourage their students to register and vote in elections in the coming years.

Oberlin Appeals Verdict that Sets Troubling Free Speech Precedent

October 8, 2019

Office of Communications

Oberlin College’s Board of Trustees announced today that it voted to appeal the jury verdict that held it and the college’s Dean of Students liable for a protest organized independently by students.