News
Full Spectrum
September 8, 2016
Jeff Hagan ’86
A supposed autism epidemic led Steve Silberman ’79 to explore the causes. What he found was its history and a different approach to its future. Oberlin Alumni Magazine editor Jeff Hagan ’86 interviewed Silberman for the summer issue.
Building Power and Support in Frontline Communities
July 7, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Aaron Appel ’16 is pursuing his interest in social justice and doing a little of everything while working for Auntie Na’s House, a grassroots community center in Detroit.
Shadows Chasing Light
June 22, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Brian Bowers ’08 and Jasmine Powell ’08 collaborated on a transmedia experience using poetry, dance, music, and visual art to explore diverse understandings and experiences of love in all its forms.
Sarah Bogdanovitch '11 Receives Fulbright in Russia
June 2, 2016
Amanda Nagy
The multilingual alumna is returning to Russia to teach at a university.
Studying Race in Brazil
May 25, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
While studying on a Fulbright grant in Brazil, Laura Li ’14 cofounded a multimedia project, Racialeyes, to explore the complexities of the Asian diaspora and experience in Brazil.
Hannah Combe '13 Receives Fulbright Grant in Bulgaria
May 24, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Combe is completing her second year with the Peace Corps in Georgia, where she teaches English to grades 1-12.
Oberlin Summer Theater Festival Launches June 24
May 23, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Now in its eighth season, the festival continues its tradition of providing meaningful theater classics with free admission.
Emily Nussbaum '88 Awarded Pulitzer Prize
May 16, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
Alumna selected for the honor “for television reviews written with an affection that never blunts the shrewdness of her analysis or the easy authority of her writing.”
Author Gary Shteyngart '95 Visits Oberlin
April 12, 2016
Owain Heyden
Acclaimed novelist Gary Shteyngart ’95 delivers Convocation talk and shares excerpts from his memoir Little Failure.
Obies Past and Present Connect on Switchboard
March 15, 2016
Owain Heyden
Switchboard, a community-based networking platform, facilitates alumni-student relationships.
