News
Obies Past and Present Connect on Switchboard
Owain Heyden
Switchboard, a community-based networking platform, facilitates alumni-student relationships.
“Swimming in Dark Waters”
Communications Staff
Alumna and folk musician Rhiannon Giddens leads a concert that explores old and new songs of protest and resistance in America.
LaunchU Awards $45K to Ventures
Lisa Gulasy
The Identity Project, Storybook, and Humble Grounds Roasting Company were the winners of the 2016 LaunchU venture accelerator and pitch competition.
Brain Power
Kasey Cheydleur
While pursuing a PhD in neuroscience at Princeton University, Alexander Riordan ’15 is building mathematical and computational models of brain circuits, working to link cognition with its underlying biology.
Fighting for Fairness
Kasey Cheydleur
Peter Saudek ’15 works for the Housing Research and Advocacy Center in Cleveland to tackle advocacy work around civil rights and social justice.
History in Practice
Kasey Cheydleur
Sarah Cole ’14 is putting her history degree and research skills to good use while working for the Carter Center.
Behind the Scenes
Kasey Cheydleur
Maya Mariner ’15 is exploring the world behind the camera as a production assistant for the satirical publication The Onion.
Observing the Ocean
Kasey Cheydleur
Eint Kyi ’15 spends her days surrounded by her field of study as she pursues a master’s degree in oceanography at the University of Hawaii.
Writing Science for Radio
Kasey Cheydleur, Chloe Vassot
Angus Chen ’13 is a science reporter for National Public Radio (NPR).
Healing a Painful Past
Amanda Nagy
From 2006 to 2012, Oberlin students participated in an international effort to replicate an 18th-century Polish synagogue. A documentary about the project is screening around the world.