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Robin Beth Schaer Receives $25,000 Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts
February 8, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Schaer will use the award to work on a new collection of poetry.
Winter Term: The Art of the Artist Book
September 15, 2020
Yvonne Gay
After spending a month researching artist books and creating a book of her own, Marie Romanelli ’21 is officially hooked on the craft, both as an artist and as a short-form poet.
Henry Hicks ’21 Receives Prestigious Truman Scholarship
April 24, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Hicks’s experiences on and off campus demonstrate his passion for being a changemaker.
A Conversation with Max Cohn ’14, Comedy Writer
March 13, 2020
Amanda Nagy
As a writer for Comedy Central’ s brand creative department, Max Cohn is the mastermind of campaigns and promotional copy for shows like South Park and The Daily Show.
Three Oberlin faculty members receive Ohio Arts Council Excellence Awards
February 28, 2020
Kyra McConnell ’22
Three Oberlin faculty members have been awarded individual grants from the Ohio Arts Council to continue their creative projects.
A Conversation with Indie Pop-Punk Musician Sarah Gargano ’20
December 6, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
A creative writing and sociology double major, Gargano talks about what influences her songwriting.
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.
Benjamin Gilvar-Parke Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Colombia
May 17, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Gilvar-Parke is interested in learning about the country’s education system.
Madisyn Mettenburg ’19 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in South Korea
May 15, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Madisyn Mettenburg ’19 has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in South Korea.
Environmental Studies to the “New York Times”: Hyacinth Parker ’17
April 15, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
Environmental studies graduate Hyacinth Parker ’17 has landed a new job as a sales planning coordinator at the New York Times.
