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Fulbright Fellowship Winner Connects Language to Heritage
April 27, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Ruth Bieber-Stanley ’21 has German ancestors and relatives on both sides of her family, but never learned to speak German as a child. Today, not only does she know the language, but uses it to have an even deeper connection with her heritage.
Jasmine Mitchell ’21 Awarded Oberlin Shansi Fellowship and Critical Language Scholarship
April 9, 2021
Yvonne Gay
An appreciation of Japanese history, culture, and language makes being awarded an Oberlin Shansi Fellowship and Critical Language Scholarship a dream come true for Jasmine Mitchell ’21.
Henry O’Connor ’24 Awarded Critical Language Scholarship
April 7, 2021
Yvonne Gay
“In learning a language, you open your eyes and mind to a whole new world of opportunities and people,” says Henry O’Connor ’24. As a Critical Language Scholarship recipient, he will spend the summer immersed in Mandarin.
Campus Compact names Iesha Phillips ’22 a Newman Civic Fellow
March 24, 2021
Jane Hobson '22
Iesha-LaShay Phillips, a third-year Africana studies and law and society double-major, has been awarded the Campus Compact 2021 Newman Civic Fellowship after being nominated through the Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research.
Andrea McAlister Named Yamaha Master Educator
March 23, 2021
Erich Burnett
Oberlin keyboard pedagogy professor among select group chosen in program’s inaugural year.
Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 Awarded Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship to Study Abroad in Dublin
March 22, 2021
Scott Wargo
A law and society and Africana studies double major, Iesha-LaShay Phillips is one of 14 student leaders from across the country selected to participate in a summer study abroad program focused on leadership, intercultural communication, and social justice as a Frederick Douglass Global Fellow.
Oberlin Alumni Win Grammys at 63rd Annual Awards Ceremony
March 15, 2021
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Winners of this year's Grammy Awards include 10 Oberlin Conservatory alumni across five different classical music categories.
Oberlin College is 4th Among Baccalaureate Institutions for Fulbright Scholars in 2020-21
February 22, 2021
Scott Wargo
For the 12th consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized Oberlin College on its list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most Fulbright students.
Robin Beth Schaer Receives $25,000 Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts
February 8, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Schaer will use the award to work on a new collection of poetry.
Oberlin Vocalists Rise to the Top
January 15, 2021
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
First-year students secure top prizes in national and regional competitions.
