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Guggenheim Fellow Phyllis Chen ’99 finds creative joy in childhood instruments.

Annual awards support research or creative endeavors across a range of disciplines.

Theodosia Roussos AD ’16 takes flight as an oboist, composer, singer, and more.

Isabel Pfaff has always enjoyed creating artistic work, seeing it as an “escape from reality.” Now her artwork can be an escape for others.

Jane Sedlak graduated from Oberlin College in 2019 with a degree in chemistry and was named the winner of Oberlin’s Nexial Prize. Given to a student who demonstrates academic excellence and an interest in cultural study, the Nexial Prize comes with a $50,000 award, which afforded Sedlak the opportunity following graduation to study art conservation at the Louvre in Paris.

The commitment of our dedicated faculty lies at the heart of the Oberlin experience. We are honored to introduce the newest members of our faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, and we look forward to welcoming additional new faculty as we prepare for the year ahead.

The three-time Max Kade German Writer in Residence will give a public reading of his works in English on April 26 in the German House lounge. 

Events to include noon discussion and performance of two mammoth works by the composer.

How James Feddeck got going when everything else stopped.

Honors include a second Grammy for multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens.