News
Heisman Club and President Ambar Host An Evening with Tommie Smith
Communications Staff
The 1968 Olympic gold medal winner and former Oberlin College coach is known for his activism.
More than 120 Participants Took Part in Presidential Tire Flip Challenge
Oberlin Athletics
Each competitor was allotted one minute to flip the tire as many times as they could. At the end of the four hour event, 2,062 flips were made for an average of 16.8 per round.
Bluegrass Guitarist Chris Eldridge Named Visiting Faculty at Oberlin
Erich Burnett
Punch Brothers founding member will teach college and conservatory students beginning in January 2021.
Get to Know Tamara Jade ’12
Oli Bentley '21
The Voice sensation will meet Oberlin students November 11 as part of the Alumni CONnections Series.
Not So Slight Return
Erich Burnett
Liam Kaplan ’20 attempts to complete exclusive Piano Honors Program with November 14 recital.
A Lesson in Computational Modeling
Yvonne Gay
“Computational modeling is the future of neuroscience!” raves Rochelle van der Merwe ’21. So when she had the chance to participate in a Carney Center for Computational Brain Science computational modeling workshop at Brown University, she took full advantage of the opportunity.
Rumi Shammin Hosts Writeshop for Forthcoming Book on Climate Change and and Resilience in South Asia
Communications
More than 50 contributing authors were brought together to discuss their additions to the edited book Climate Change and Community Resilience: Insights from South Asia, which documents community-level initiatives from seven countries in South Asia, highlighting how communities have been dealing with climate change.
Upgrade Available: A Conversation with Julia Christensen, Associate Professor of Integrated Media
Amanda Nagy
Christensen’s new book and multidisciplinary art exhibition explores society’s perceived need to perpetually update our electronics.
World Events Inspire Conservatory Programming
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
October 30 faculty recital to feature works by William Grant Still.
Student Voter Registration Campaign Yields Large Turnout
Yvonne Gay
After a registration campaign that included educational programming and department efforts, 1,432 students will exercise their new voting privileges starting with the presidential election in November.