Oberlin Alumni Magazine

As a leader at the Chicago Food Policy Action Council, Rodger Cooley ’95 promotes food justice and food sovereignty.

Started by MI Leggett ’17 in their Oberlin dorm room, the anti-waste, gender-free fashion line Official Rebrand is expanding aesthetics one outfit at a time.

Anna Bario ’03 and Page Neal ’04 build their jewelry brand around fair sourcing, sustainability, and heirloom-quality design.

By building bouquets from sources close to home, Annika McIntosh ’01 of Hazel Designs reduces the floral industry’s environmental footprint.

When Jenny Soong ’07 was at Oberlin, she participated in taiko drumming, giving her a chance to perform in nearby Cleveland as well as around Ohio and Michigan. In the years since graduation, she’s

As the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies turns 25, Oberlin's world-changing alums carry its impact forward.

Every day, Oberlin’s faculty and students produce scholarly work that uncovers new insights into how we understand the world, particularly in the areas of sustainability and the environment.

Ten ways Oberlin builds sustainability into campus life—via academics, internships, activities, and so much more.

Oberlin’s academic offerings and Northeast Ohio’s unique agriculture scene are havens for students passionate about food studies.

From a very young age, Edith Clowes ’73 was good at languages. “I was always imitating people without knowing what they were saying,” she says. “And my mother was a language wiz. She just adored