News
Ho Ting (Kelvin) Tang Earns 2021 Takács Beethoven Piano Prize
Erich Burnett
Annual competition honors Oberlin’s longtime professor and the master who inspires his work.
$1.4M Gift Supports Oberlin Flute Students
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Anonymous donation augments previously established Robert Willoughby Flute Scholarship Fund.
Fridays at Finney Concert to Feature Conductor Robert Spano and Piano Soloist Peter Takács
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
Program is a celebration of Beethoven’s 251st birthday.
Phase One of SIP Project Ends with a Campus and City Tree Planting
Office of Communications
A large flatbed truck parked on North Professor Street late last month brought the first of 126 trees to be planted in Oberlin this semester.
Jazz Trumpeter Theo Croker ’07 Performs at Oberlin Dec. 15
Erich Burnett
Presented by the Oberlin Jazz Society, concert includes music from the new album BLK2LIFE // A FUTURE PAST.
Faculty Composer Jesse Jones Featured on New Oberlin Music Recording
Erich Burnett
"In Profile" includes performances by Oberlin students, faculty, and guests.
The Lives of African American Women are Shared in a History Design Lab Project
Yvonne Gay
A history project moves from the classroom to an ongoing digital platform that focuses on the lives of extraordinary African American women closely associated with the college.
Oberlin College Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives that go Above and Beyond
Scott Wargo
Oberlin College has been named a 2021 Excellence in Energy Award winner by NRG Energy, Inc. for the significant impact of its sustainability initiatives that achieve notable environmental and social benefits.
Criminal Justice Reporter to Foreign Correspondent: Leila Miller ’16
Jane Hobson '22
Hispanic studies and politics major Leila Miller ’16 recently transitioned from criminal justice reporter to foreign correspondent at the Los Angeles Times. She recently moved to Mexico City to begin her new position covering the news in Mexico and Latin America.
Oberlin-Como Piano Master Class Series Opens with Robert Spano '84
Erich Burnett
Nov. 30, Dec. 2 events to be followed by four additional artist-teacher visits, with virtual festival in summer.