News
New Orientation Program Helps Incoming Class Explore Opportunities in Cleveland
Amanda Nagy
Connect Cleveland, a daylong outing on August 29, is part of the college’s broader initiative to increase access and pathways to businesses and organizations in Northeast Ohio.
Teaching as An Act of Translation: Reflections from Professor Emilia Bachrach
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor Emilia Bachrach began doing ethnographic work in Western India as an undergraduate student. In 2018, she is authoring multiple publications that continue her research on religious communities.
Artist Recital Series Returns to Finney Chapel in September
Erich Burnett
Full and partial subscriptions to the Artist Recital Series are available now; tickets for individual shows on sale August 29.
From Baseball to the Big Screen: Blaise Dolcemaschio ’16 Is Doing It All
Erin Ulrich ’18
Blaise Dolcemaschio ’16 brings the ethos and diligence of an Oberlin student athlete to his new job at Warner Bros. Studio.
Books at Work, In Oberlin
Erin Ulrich ’18
A longtime professor of English and now associate dean of the college of arts and sciences at Oberlin, Laura Baudot has long studied how people read, but now she’s asking a different question: why?
Portals Connect People Around the World in Dialogue
Communications Staff
A shipping container, or Portal, equipped with immersive audiovisual technology will be stationed September 6 through November 10, 2018, in Wilder Bowl. The Oberlin College community is invited to use the Portal to engage with individuals in other Portal locations across the globe.
Renee Romano on ‘Hamilton’ and Historical Memory
Erin Ulrich ’18
Coeditor of Historians on Hamilton, Professor Renee Romano’s newest book tackles difficult topics in a surprisingly uncontroversial Broadway hit.
Conservatory Dean Andrea Kalyn Named President of New England Conservatory
Office of Communications
Dean of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music Andrea Kalyn has announced that she will leave Oberlin at the end of the fall 2018 semester to become the president of the New England Conservatory beginning January 1, 2019.
Making the L.A. River a River (Again)
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor T.S. McMillin applies his training as a literary scholar to the study of rivers in Los Angeles, California.
Exploring Public Health at the CDC
Amanda Nagy
Cheyenne Arthur ’20 is learning about drug-resistant bacteria outbreaks during her summer internship at the nation’s top health protection agency.