News
Oberlin’s George Jones Memorial Farm is a Natural Campus Resource
October 18, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
The 70-acre farm and food hub offers a sylvan setting for various collaborations, including classwork, internships, work study, and volunteer opportunities.
![sunflower planting students planting sunflowers on George Jones Memorial Farm.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/george-jones-main.jpg?itok=l_SnIE9T)
Rumi Shammin Researching Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh
June 28, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Rumi Shammin is researching the environmental and social aspects of the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh.
![Rumi Shammin (second from left) at the Kutupalong-Balukhali expansion site in Bangladesh Rumi Shammin stands with three people in front of sign that reads "Beat Plastic Pollution." Photo.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/refugees_and_resilience_header_photo.jpg?itok=RhWKciqs)
“From the Classroom to the Boardroom”
June 27, 2019
Communications Staff
This episode of An Oberlin Minute features students in the Ashby Business Scholars Program during their on-campus intensive on business professionalism and networking.
![Business tools (briefcase, laptop, etc.) Illustration.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/business_scholars_illustration.png?itok=Vw-eaiPO)
Jeremy Simon ’17: Environmental Outreach and Cross-Cultural Learning
June 7, 2019
Andrea Wang ’19
Since graduating from Oberlin, psychology graduate Jeremy Simon ’17 has led outdoors programs across Southeast Asia.
![Jeremy Simon ’17 with fellow trip leaders in Bhutan. Three people standing in front of mountains and lake. Photo.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jeremy_s_header_photo.jpg?itok=zLmGoYn5)
Environmental Studies Students Connect with Urban Farms in Cleveland
May 31, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
American Agricultures, an environmental studies course, exposes students to the history of black agrarianism in Cleveland.
![Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Comparative American Studies Janet Fiskio with a student in her course, American Agricultures Janet Fiskio motions with her hands, speaking to a student, against a whiteboard that reads "peer review"](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/american_agricultures_photo_header.jpg?itok=aBL5Ey9L)
Oberlin Shansi Announces Summer 2019 In-Asia Grant Recipients
May 29, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Four students have received In-Asia grants for summer 2019.
![Oberlin Shansi Open House Photo of materials distributed on a table (pencils, buttons, books)](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shansi_fellows_story_photo_header.jpg?itok=AANtvjvc)
Amelia Lewis ’21 Earns Science Research Fellowship in Germany
May 9, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
A geology and environmental studies double major, Amelia Lewis ’21 will be conducting geomorphology research at the University of Tübingen in Germany this summer.
![Amelia Lewis ’21 Amelia Lewis smiling, seated at a desk in the geology lab](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amelia_lewis_headshot.jpg?itok=yaz_fdLm)
College Announces 2019 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients
May 1, 2019
Communications Staff
Apple executive Lisa Jackson will give the keynote Commencement address; scientist Joanne Chory and broadcast journalist Robert Krulwich ’69 will also receive honorary degrees.
![Lisa Jackson headshot Headshot of woman named Lisa Jackson](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jackson_apple.jpg?itok=1TH41z4a)
Alumni Demystify the Challenges and Rewards of Environmental Work
April 19, 2019
Amanda Nagy
In a recent career day event hosted by the Environmental Studies Program and Oberlin College EnviroAlums, alumni working in environmental fields shared their professional pathways with students.
![Environmental Careers Days 2019 Picture of woman presenting slideshow](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/envs_careerday-pang_fei_chiang_19.jpg?itok=5-x_P3wv)
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.
![Hyacinth Parker ’17 Hyacinth Parker](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hyacinth_p_header_photo.jpeg?itok=EG0WUDeY)