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From Classroom to Classroom: Ave Bisesi ’17
Phoebe Pan ’20
Ave Bisesi ’17 returns to Oberlin as the HHMI Inclusive Excellence STEM fellow, sharing their enthusiasm for the classroom and for research.
Conferences Secure Women’s Place in Technology
Amanda Nagy
The computer science department routinely sends students to academic conferences geared toward women.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Biochemistry and Ethics
Hillary Hempstead
An interdisciplinary module encourages students to think critically about biological and ethical implications of pesticide use.
Amidst Fiction, Worlds Collide
Erin Ulrich ’18
The Creative Writing Program, along with Alumni in Service to Oberlin College, brought together Thisbe Nissen ’94 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Abbey Mei Otis ’11 to present their latest fiction writing to current students.
Counternarratives Installation Examines Bias in the News Media
Megan Harding
Brooklyn-based artist Alexandra Bell will mount large-scale works on two campus buildings, prompting viewers to think critically about how race and violence are portrayed in the New York Times.
An Introduction to Islamic Art History: But First, Coffee
Erin Ulrich ’18
Assistant Professor of Islamic Art History Farshid Emami explores Islamic art history on a global scale.
At the Intersection of Psychological and Physical Health: Anna Stearn ’18
Erin Ulrich ’18
Just months after graduation, Anna Stearn ’18 is beginning her career as a research assistant at the Johns Hopkins University's Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit.
A Conversation with Baron Pineda
Communications Staff
A cultural anthropologist specializing in human rights and indigenous peoples, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Baron Pineda is one of seven scholars advising Facebook on the challenges of enforcing community standards.
A Printmaking Journey from Oberlin to Poland
Phoebe Pan ’20
Maggie Middleton ’17 heads to Poland to further her passion for printmaking.
From Rwanda to California, Oberlin Students Are Connecting with the World
Hillary Hempstead
Two musicians in Kigali, Rwanda, and one musician in Oberlin, Ohio, played, sang, freestyled, and talked during a Shared Studios portal connection.