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Skye Jalal ’25 has been awarded a 2025 Thomas J. Wat­son Fel­low­ship, a one-year grant that funds pur­pose­ful, inde­pen­dent explo­ration out­side the Unit­ed States.

The third-year Oberlin student will complete his studies as a Goldwater Scholar.

As a recent recipient of the Goldwater Scholarship, the third-year student will continue to work toward educational equity and responsible technology.

Five Oberlin faculty members received Excellence in Teaching Awards for the 2023-24 academic year.

Lillian Gibson ’25, who majors in history and minors in Spanish and Africana Studies, will graduate this semester after a vibrant and fulfilling time at Oberlin College. 

Five Oberlin alumni have been awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships.

Nineteen Oberlin College and Conservatory students and alumni were awarded Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year, making the college the No. 1 producer of honorees among U.S. undergraduate-only institutions.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Shuming Chen’s NSF CAREER award funds research and education opportunities for Oberlin students.

Specialist in early American slavery has earned acclaim for extensive research and writing on the subject.

Ava Harvey ’26 received a Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP) Fellowship
from the Leadership Alliance.