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Teaching as An Act of Translation: Reflections from Professor Emilia Bachrach
August 20, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor Emilia Bachrach began doing ethnographic work in Western India as an undergraduate student. In 2018, she is authoring multiple publications that continue her research on religious communities.
Sophia Pekowsky ’18 Awarded Fulbright Research in Argentina
May 15, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
The gender, sexuality, and feminist studies major will research the implementation of the anti-obstetric violence law in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sparking Interest in Sexual Health Education
November 29, 2017
Chloe Vassot
Just a few months after graduating, Tory Sparks ’17 has landed her dream job as a community outreach educator with Planned Parenthood. She’s stationed in the organization’s Washtenaw County location in Michigan, where she works with high schoolers.
Davíd Zager Receives Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Brazil
May 22, 2017
Amanda Nagy
Zager gained knowledge of Portuguese language and Capoeira Angola at Oberlin.
Taylor Field '15 Receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
May 18, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Field, currently pursuing a degree at the University of Michigan, has been recognized for her research on the parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender children.
Zoe Martens '16 Receives Fulbright Grant to Mexico
May 9, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
The aspiring educator credits several winter-term teaching experiences as well as her peers with helping prepare her for this fellowship.
Learning from Activist Mary Church Terrell
February 13, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
The symposium Complicated Relationships: Mary Church Terrell’s Legacy for 21st Century Activists, happening February 26 and 27, celebrates a significant gift to the Oberlin College Archives and examines what today’s activists can learn from famous educator, feminist, and civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell (Class of 1884).
Celebrating Africana Unity and Celebration Month
February 11, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
This year’s Africana Unity and Celebration Month features a performance of Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom, a convocation led by founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops Rhiannon Giddens ’00, and the symposium Complicated Relationships: Mary Church Terrell’s Legacy for 21st Century Activists.
