Campus News

OSLAM Contest

December 20, 2016

Communications Staff

Two poets speak to an audience at the Cat in the Cream — Photo credit: Dale Preston '83

On December 10, 2016, seven members of Oberlin’s slam poetry team spit with their love and truth for a chance to win one of five spots on the 2017 College Union Poetry Slam Invitational team (CUPSI). CUPSI is the largest college-level poetry slam in the world, with more than 60 teams competing for top honors on April 12-15, 2017 at the University of Illinois at 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...