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Winter Term - Summer 2020
September 3, 2020
Yvonne Gay
More than 200 students performed individual and group projects during this year’s Winter Term. Although typically held in January, it was shifted to August this year under the same premise: a time for students to explore opportunities outside of their regular course of study.
Writing in the Time of Crisis: Incoming First-Years Published in Away Journal
August 20, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The students participated in Oberlin's eight-week remote course, Uncovering COVID-19: Critical Liberal Arts Perspectives.
From Double Major to Law School: Emily Kelly-Olsen ’19
July 22, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
A student athlete, Kelly-Olsen discovered her passion for politics and East Asian studies at Oberlin. She is currently a student at University of Michigan Law School and working as an associate at a law firm in her hometown of Portland, Oregon.
Oberlin Holds Teach-in on the George Floyd Uprising
June 16, 2020
Communications Staff
The panel session served as a space for faculty to share their perspectives and insights about the recent events.
Two Biology Graduates Receive Young Botanist Award
June 8, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The Botanical Society of America recognizes only 25 graduating seniors pursuing research in the plant sciences.
Nine International Obies Will Begin PhDs in STEM
June 4, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
A third of all Chinese international students in the Class of 2020 have secured positions in top PhD programs.
Cinema Scholar Leah Vonderheide Receives NEH Grant
May 22, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The summer stipend will support the first-ever book on groundbreaking Māori filmmaker Merata Mita.
Jennifer Fraser Receives Grant from the National Endowment of Humanities
May 21, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The summer stipend award will support Fraser’s ethnomusicology research and interactive digital humanities project.
Kaitlyn Tonra ’19 Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
May 19, 2020
Amanda Nagy
In addition to receiving a three-year annual stipend, fellows share in the prestige and opportunities that become available when they are selected.
Mental Health Research Assistant: Ify Ezimora ’19
May 15, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
Ezimora is applying the professional experience she gained as a double major in psychology and environmental studies as well as her roles as a student treasurer and cochair of the Student Finance Committee.
