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Pens and Needles
December 7, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Students in Associate Professor Danielle Skeehan’s Early American Media and Identity course aren’t just bringing laptops and books to class. Required materials include Band-Aids, scissors, needle threaders, and kitchen sponges.
This Week in Photos: Beautiful Artistry
November 19, 2020
Yvonne Gay
A display of artwork by Studio Art seniors is shown to President Carmen Twillie Ambar. Her walk through Robert D. Baron ’64 Art Gallery was accented by sculptures and vibrant multimedia pieces. This visit is just one of the images featured in this week’s photo series.
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.
Advocating for Undocumented Immigrants: Joanne Lee ’15
March 16, 2020
Jaimie Yue ’22
An English major at Oberlin, Lee discovered her calling to be an immigration attorney at Yale Law School.
Oberlin Drama at Grafton Celebrates Alumni Who Are Now Restored Citizens
February 20, 2020
Jaimie Yue ’22
Former inmates who participated in an innovative prison theater program are recognized for their return to society.
Master a Beast in 4 Short Weeks
January 31, 2020
Charlotte Maskelony '21
Students devote winter term to mounting an opera premiere.
A Conversation with Geoff Pingree, Professor of Cinema Studies and English
December 17, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Professor of Cinema Studies and English Geoff Pingree recently released an autobiographical documentary, The Return of Elder Pingree—Memoir of a Departed Mormon.
Crafting Strategies To Aid Health Care Reform: Emma Eisenberg ’17
June 4, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
As an assistant account executive at GMMB, a communications agency in Washington, D.C., Emma Eisenberg ’17 creates strategies to aid the progress of health care reform.
BorderLight Transcends Geographic Divides, Promises to Put Cleveland On the Map
May 30, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
BorderLight is bringing international theater to Cleveland through collaboration and an innovative approach to showcasing new writing. Four alumni will participate in this year's festival.
A Career Composing Music: Griffin Jennings ’18
May 13, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
Freelance composer Griffin Jennings ’18 is discovering creative ways to write music and push the boundaries of film and podcast music composition.
