News
One Campus, a Million Musical Opportunities
November 23, 2019
Charlotte Maskelony '21
Oberlin College musician Olivia Fink ’21 finds no shortage of conservatory connections.
Opera Legend Marilyn Horne Leads Annual Oberlin Master Class Dec. 4
November 22, 2019
Erich Burnett
Four conservatory singers to perform for the famed mezzo-soprano in Finney Chapel.
Professor of Mathematics Robert Bosch Shares Highlights From New Book
November 22, 2019
Communications Staff
Bosch gave this year's President's Lecture titled Opt Art: From Mathematical Optimization to Visual Design during Parents and Family Weekend.
A Conversation with Nora Gomringer, Max Kade Writer in Residence
November 18, 2019
Communications Staff
Oberlin’s Department of German Language and Literatures celebrates the 50th year of the Max Kade Writer in Residence program, the first of its kind in the country.
Crowdfunding Effort Supports Establishment of TIMARA Founders Fund
November 15, 2019
Erich Burnett
Inspired by the work of Oberlin electronic music pioneers Olly Wilson and John Clough ’53, fund would facilitate annual awards to TIMARA students and more.
Colleges Are Losing Control of Their Story. The Banh-Mi Affair at Oberlin Shows How.
November 13, 2019
Communications
Mainstream news accounts of complaints about inauthentic dining-hall food helped foster the image of crybaby students. But the articles didn’t tell the whole story. An article from the Chronicle of Higher Education reprinted with permission.
500 Musicians Can’t Be Wrong
November 11, 2019
Erich Burnett
TIMARA’s Kaleidosonic Festival honors 50 years of electronic music with a uniquely Oberlin sonic experience. And food trucks.
Writers in the Schools Program is on the Cutting Edge of Poetry Instruction
November 8, 2019
Communications Staff
Each fall, creative writing instructor Lynn Powell teaches a workshop that gives students the skills to go into the community as visiting artists.
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Presents Cantonese Opera Scenes Nov. 14
November 7, 2019
Erich Burnett
A cultural exchange highlighted by midday discussion on Chinese operatic music followed by an evening performance.
Reflections on 50 Years of Africana Studies and its Program House
November 6, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
In November 1968, the General Faculty of Oberlin College approved the establishment of an Afro-American Studies Program for the following academic year.