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Sheera Talpaz to Study Poets of Israel and Palestine as Fulbright U.S. Scholar
July 10, 2023
Kate Kaput
Sheera Talpaz , an assistant professor of comparative literature and Jewish studies at Oberlin, will spend the 2023-24 academic year in Israel and Palestine as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar . Her research...
Found in Translation
May 25, 2023
Amanda Nagy
Theo Canter’s deep ties to Greece get a boost through a Fulbright teaching assistantship in Athens.
Richard Powers to Deliver Commencement Address to Class of 2023
April 17, 2023
Office of Communications
Prolific, Pulitzer Prize-winning author celebrated for his thoughtful explorations of humanity’s place in the world.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and French Anna Levett Receives Prestigious ACLS Fellowship
June 3, 2022
Amanda Nagy
The ACSL Fellowship focuses its support on early-career, untenured scholars. In addition to funding, the award will allow Levett to decrease her teaching load and devote more time to her current book project on surrealism in Arab literature.
Fulbright ETA in Mexico Recipient to Provide Support to Asylum Seekers and Refugees
July 13, 2021
Yvonne Gay
While serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Mexico this fall, Johan Cavert ’20 also plans to provide support to asylum seekers and refugees.
Patrick Powers '21 Receives Fulbright to Uzbekistan
June 10, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Powers has a deep interest in the culture, politics, and literature of Central Asia.
Megan Grabill '21 Receives Fulbright Fellowship in Benin
May 20, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Grabill will combine her background in anthropology and fluency in French language to become immersed in the culture of Benin.
Composer, Instrumentalist, and Educator Katherine Young '03 Earns Guggenheim Fellowship
May 18, 2021
Erich Burnett
Collaboration lies at the heart of Katherine Young’s creative existence. A bassoonist and composer as well as an educator, she writes for and plays with chamber ensembles and rock bands,...
Visiting Assistant Professor Sevinç Türkkan selected to judge 2021 PEN Translation Prize
November 29, 2020
Communications Staff
The award honors the art of literay translation.
Bridget Conway Honored as Newman Civic Fellow
March 17, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Students selected for the fellowship are leaders on their campuses who demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities.
