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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.
“Swimming in Dark Waters”
February 11, 2016
Communications Staff
Alumna and folk musician Rhiannon Giddens leads a concert that explores old and new songs of protest and resistance in America.
LaunchU Awards $45K to Ventures
February 10, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
The Identity Project, Storybook, and Humble Grounds Roasting Company were the winners of the 2016 LaunchU venture accelerator and pitch competition.
Brain Power
February 5, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
While pursuing a PhD in neuroscience at Princeton University, Alexander Riordan ’15 is building mathematical and computational models of brain circuits, working to link cognition with its underlying biology.
Fighting for Fairness
February 5, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Peter Saudek ’15 works for the Housing Research and Advocacy Center in Cleveland to tackle advocacy work around civil rights and social justice.
History in Practice
February 5, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Sarah Cole ’14 is putting her history degree and research skills to good use while working for the Carter Center.
Behind the Scenes
December 1, 2015
Kasey Cheydleur
Maya Mariner ’15 is exploring the world behind the camera as a production assistant for the satirical publication The Onion.