News
New Location Gives Multicultural Resource Center Room to Grow
September 27, 2017
Amanda Nagy
The offices of the Multicultural Resource Center moved into a three-story house, making the staff and location more accessible to all students.
Career Development Center: New Name, New Services
September 25, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
The Career Development Center recently rolled out new resources for students, including a career management platform and a service for connecting with alumni.
Oberlin Welcomes The Cleveland Orchestra to Finney Chapel Oct. 3
September 25, 2017
By Erich Burnett
The Cleveland Orchestra turns 100 this season, and Oberlin College will host one of the beloved ensemble’s first anniversary celebrations. The performance marks the return to Oberlin of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst since the 2011-12 season.
Exploring Beauty and Truth in Worlds of Color Conference Dissects Race, Art, and Aesthetics
September 21, 2017
Tyler Sloan
Through film, art, fashion, humor, and more, the conference Exploring Beauty and Truth in Worlds of Color will gather theorists and practitioners across disciplines to investigate race, art, and aesthetics as they exist in cultural and artistic work.
Tackling Society’s Greatest Challenges in StudiOC
September 19, 2017
Amanda Nagy
In StudiOC clusters, faculty and students collaborate to connect disciplinary insights and lessons from individual classes.
Traveling with Teresa Tippens '15
September 19, 2017
Tyler Sloan
Teresa Tippens ’15 recently returned from a two-year Oberlin Shansi fellowship teaching English in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Art Rental: A Behind the Scenes Look
September 18, 2017
Mathias Reed
The Oberlin College Art Rental Program allows Oberlin students to rent two original works of art each semester for just $5 each.
Academic by Day, Actor by Night: Afia Ofori-Mensa in 'Simply Simone'
September 14, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
Afia Ofori-Mensa deactivated her personal Facebook account, hoping to recover time she spent on the site to writing a book manuscript. Instead, Ofori-Mensa found herself playing a young Nina Simone in a production of 'Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone' at Karamu House in Cleveland.
Jamey Haddad’s World Ensemble Under One Sun Debuts on Oberlin Music
September 12, 2017
By Erich Burnett
Oberlin Conservatory faculty member Jamey Haddad and his longtime musician friend Billy Drewes release their first recording together with Oberlin Music Label.
Obies Helping Obies
September 12, 2017
Amanda Nagy
The revamped academic advising model launched this fall aims to transform the first-year experience.