News
Books at Work, In Oberlin
Erin Ulrich ’18
A longtime professor of English and now associate dean of the college of arts and sciences at Oberlin, Laura Baudot has long studied how people read, but now she’s asking a different question: why?
Making the L.A. River a River (Again)
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor T.S. McMillin applies his training as a literary scholar to the study of rivers in Los Angeles, California.
Milena Williamson ’17 Takes Ownership of the Word ‘Poet’
Amanda Nagy
A double major in creative writing and English, Williamson was selected for this spring’s Poetry Ireland Introductions Series and received an award for emerging poets in Ireland.
Theater in London Winter Term: 12 Students, 10 Plays, 2 Weeks
Chloe Vassot '18
How can a student see a show in a candlelit Jacobean theater, visit a 500-year-old pub, and get a backstage tour of a theater complex in just two weeks? By going on an Oberlin winter term trip, of course.
Turning a Passion Into a Career
Lydia Moran
Nolan Boomer ’16 cultivated a passion for book arts, curatorial practices, and architectural history, giving him the tools to pursue a self-curated career in the arts.
Hannah Combe '13 Receives Fulbright Grant in Bulgaria
Amanda Nagy
Combe is completing her second year with the Peace Corps in Georgia, where she teaches English to grades 1-12.
Annelise Giseburt '16 Awarded Shansi Hiroshima Fellowship
Lisa Gulasy
Annelise Giseburt ’16 has been selected as the first-ever recipient of the Shansi Hiroshima Fellowship.
London Calling
Kasey Cheydleur
During winter term, 12 students traveled to England’s capital to experience the history and variety of the city’s theater scene.
A Voice for Women Migrant Workers
Amanda Nagy
First-year Dai Li receives a Davis Projects for Peace grant to empower China’s factory workers through a labor-focused Android app.
Learning through the Letterpress
Madeline Raynor
In the Letterpress Studio, students get hands-on experience with printing presses to learn about literature and create new projects.