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Ties to “Forever Professor”
March 18, 2015
Lisa Gulasy
A short documentary premiering at the Cleveland International Film Festival was created with help of current students, alums, and others with ties to the college.
Access and Mentoring to #ReachHigher
March 16, 2015
Communications Staff
Ninde Scholars tutors help low-income and first-generation Oberlin High School students prepare for and apply to college.
Coding and Composing
March 13, 2015
Sky Kalfus
Eli Stine ’14 unites his two passions, music and computer science, as a Jefferson Fellow in the Composition and Computer Technologies Ph.D. program at the University of Virginia.
From Physics to Flora
March 13, 2015
Rosalind Black
Kirsten Liebl ’13 is following her heart toward a career in horticulture, working at a series of public gardens and farms.
Imagining Havana
March 12, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Hispanic studies course and winter-term trip to Havana provide an unfiltered account of life in Cuba.
Student Composers Get a Formalist Education
March 12, 2015
Daniel Hautzinger
New creations, written over winter term, spring to life through a string quartet collaboration on campus.
Grammy-Winning Composer Stephen Hartke to Join Oberlin Faculty
March 9, 2015
Erich Burnett
Distinguished Professor at USC Thornton School of Music will chair Oberlin’s Department of Composition beginning July 1.
Grant Connects Study of Asia and Environment
March 5, 2015
Communications Staff
An exploratory grant from the Henry Luce Foundation has paved the way for intensive study trips to China and Japan, special seminars on campus, and curriculum development.
Diversify Your Collection
March 5, 2015
Rosalind Black
Second-year Kate Diamond spent winter term compiling titles of science fiction and fantasy books with diverse characters into an online database, All Our Worlds. The staff of the Oberlin College Library agreed to add 100 such titles to its collection.
Jesse Rowsell to be Honored with Symposium and Memorial Fund
February 25, 2015
Amanda Nagy
The college will pay tribute to Jesse Rowsell, a beloved member of the chemistry faculty who died January 30.
