Campus News

Remembering Maya Angelou

May 30, 2014

Office of Communications

Maya Angelou at the podium in academic regalia. Black and white photo. — Maya Angelou

Photo credit: Oberlin College Archives

With the passing of Maya Angelou this week, we’re reminded of the inspiring Commencement address she gave to the class of 1983. See the original text of Maya Angelou’s Oberlin College Commencement address, courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.

Creative Writing Program Founder Stuart Friebert Dies

July 1, 2020

The poet, translator, and emeritus professor died on June 23, 2020.

Peters Hall with a blue sky in the background.

Former Faculty Member and Coach Fred Shults ’54 Dies

June 12, 2020

Shults was a professor, coach, and champion of physical education at Oberlin.

Fred Shults Field with a blue sky and clouds.

Former Staff Member Midge Brittingham ’60 Dies

January 10, 2020

The former executive director of the Oberlin College Alumni Association died on December 31, 2019. She was 81 years old.

Midge Brittingham sitting at reception for Commencement Reunion Weekend.