News

The Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition will bring some of the world’s most talented young violinists to the campus of Oberlin College and Conservatory in January 2025. It features assistance for participants and a generous prize package.

Kelig Ngabo ’27 has been interning at Awesomity Lab, an IT and software development company. At Oberlin, Kelig is a computer science major and works at the CIT Help Desk. Learn about how he put those skills into practice over the summer.

Measures follow recent steps to increase student participation in socially conscious investment decisions.

Beginning in the fall of 2025, Oberlin College and Conservatory will launch a music theater program, building on the storied legacy of our legendary graduates and training future music theater stars for decades to come.

Book, album and podcast reviews published in the summer 2024 Oberlin Alumni Magazine, including new works from Emily Nussbaum ’88, Sarah Lariviere ’97, and Milena Williamson ’17.

With Beak Restaurant, Renee Jakaitis Trafton ’07 is transforming the dining scene in Sitka, Alaska.

With a hit Netflix adaptation and a new book looming, Rumaan Alam ’99 isn’t leaving the world—or Oberlin—behind.

Noah Hamaoui ’25 spent the summer interning at AC Power, a solar developer. Learn about her role at the company, and how her Oberlin experience as an environmental studies major shaped her ideals and future.

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

Iris Junker ’24 has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Taiwan for the 2024-2025 academic year and will be teaching English in Taitung