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El Centro Volunteer Initiative Connects Oberlin Students with Lorain
Erin Ulrich ’18
What began as a few Oberlin students tutoring in Lorain once a week has expanded into a team of more than 30 volunteers and three working groups who teach classes at El Centro every Saturday morning.
Three Violinists Advance to the 2019 Cooper Competition's Concerto Finals
Erich Burnett
All three will perform with The Cleveland Orchestra on July 26; one will emerge as champion.
2019 Cooper Competition Field Narrowed to Six Violinists
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Two sessions of Concerto Round competition on Tuesday have given way to another round of jury deliberations in the 2019 Cooper International Competition for Violin.
After two rounds of competition
Cole Scholars Program Prepares Students for Postgraduate Careers
Erin Ulrich '18
Founded in 1994, the Cole Scholars Program is at the core of the Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics.
10 Violinists Advance to the 2019 Cooper Competition’s Concerto Round
Erich Burnett
Following three days of Semifinal Round competition, the 2019 Cooper Competition field has been reduced from 24 violinists to 10. The following participants will advance to perform in the Concerto
App-based Tour Illuminates Oberlin’s History
Hillary Hempstead
What began as an aspiration to open a history museum in Oberlin morphed into a series of app-based tours that aim to represent the city’s diverse history—including the first 100 years of Oberlin College.
Philosophy in the Schools: Learning Through Teaching
Phoebe Pan ’20
A philosophy practicum bridges the distance between teaching and learning, showing that the two are symbiotic and inextricable. The course also facilitates outreach in the Oberlin community.
Jazz Guitarist Emmet Sher Places Second in 2019 Śmietana Competition
Conservatory Communications Staff
Avid performer took part in final rounds held in Kraków, Poland.
“Oberlin Opera Theater and the American Dream”
Communications Staff
This episode of An Oberlin Minute takes an inside look at the life of voice performance students in Oberlin Opera Theater’s production of Proving Up.
“Searching for Dark Matter (From Oberlin)”
Communications Staff
This episode of An Oberlin Minute highlights the work of two student researchers in Associate Professor of Physics Jason Stalnaker’s lab over winter term.