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Matthew Rarey, the chair of Oberlin’s art history department and an associate professor of African and Black Atlantic art history, won the College Art Association’s prestigious Charles Rufus Morey Book Award in 2024.

Omar Hurtado stepped away from math and quickly learned why he missed it.

The museum world is known for posing big questions. The Allen Memorial Art Museum has a plan for addressing them.

“It's where the magic first happens, you know,” says the vocalist and director. “It’s that moment where you're starting a new piece and you're starting to hear what it could be.”

For McLaughlin, who

In presenting the award, the orchestra cited Jenkins' recent book and his ability to use music as a conduit for meaningful change, through his work at Oberlin and The Music Settlement in Cleveland. 

Oberlin’s astrophysicist-author shines a light on our dark universe.

Alan L. Wurtzel '55 and his wife, Irene, have committed $5 million to establish the Alan L. ’55 and Irene R. Wurtzel Endowed Fund for Business Education, which will provide the support necessary to enhance business education at Oberlin.

As the Ashby Business Scholars program celebrates 20 years, five current and former participants share what they’ve learned from the program—and how it’s shaped their career paths.

Dansby graduated Oberlin College and Conservatory with a B.M. in Cello Performance under Darrett Adkins and a B.A. in Chemistry with minors in Sociology and Comparative American Studies.

He has also

Oberlin was Samia Mansour’s top college choice. Now years removed from her graduation, she chose it all over again.