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Oberlin Conservatory and Great Lakes Theater Announce Academic Partnership
Communications Staff
Collaboration will advance music theater training, prepare students for professional careers.
Oberlin to Offer Bachelor of Science Degree Beginning Fall 2026
Communications Staff
The new degree option expands academic pathways in the sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields.
A Love of Languages
Annie Zaleski
From a very young age, Edith Clowes ’73 was good at languages. “I was always imitating people without knowing what they were saying,” she says. “And my mother was a language wiz. She just adored
The Power of Preservation
Annie Zaleski
Dr. Dorothy Koster Washburn ’67's passion for archaeology led to generous gifts to support language study at Oberlin.
A Little Bit of Everything with VOCES8
by Stephanie Manning ’23
The octet, know for their eclectic repertoire, are heading into their third decade with a personnel change and a continued commitment to connection through music, including a workshop and Artist Recital Series appearance on campus this month.
Tied Together in a Single Garment of Destiny
Alicia Smith-Tran ’10
Sixty years have passed since the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Tappan Square at Oberlin’s commencement. Today, members of the Class of 1965 continue to reflect on their memories of that day—and the imprint that King’s remarks made on their lives.
Oberlin Conservatory Debuts New Space
Stephanie Manning ’23
Conservatory East Studios houses programs in Music Theater and Recording Arts and Production.
Audrey Weber ’24 earns Fulbright to teach English in Ecuador
Communications Staff
The young alum, from George Town, Grand Cayman, will serve as a teaching assistant in university-level English classes.
Amelia Merithew ’25 Earns Fulbright to Cameroon
Communications Staff
The anthropology and biology double major will be an English Teaching Assistant.
Emma Kim ’25 accepts Fulbright to volunteer in Kazakhstan
Communications Staff
The recent graduate’s work will help uplift women and the Korean community.