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Leader of AIDS United Gives Presidential Convocation Talk Nov. 27
November 20, 2018
Communications Staff
Jess Milan Jr. leads AIDS United, a national organization focused on ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. He will present a talk titled “You are the Keeper of the HIV Movement.”
Professor of Conducting Robert Spano Leads Fall Convocation Series
September 6, 2017
Communications Staff
Robert Spano '84 will talk about the "State of the Art" in a discussion moderated by Conservatory Dean Andrea Kalyn.
Journalist Michele Norris Leads Off 2016-17 Convocation Series
August 23, 2016
Communications Staff
The longtime NPR cohost will talk about her Race Card Project and America's conversation about race and identity.
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.
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.
“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.
Bryan Stevenson Kicks Off Convocation Series
August 31, 2015
Communications Staff
Stevenson is a leader in the movement against mass incarceration and an advocate for fair treatment in the criminal justice system.
Dr. Regina Benjamin Kicks Off Spring Convocation Series
February 6, 2015
Communications Staff
The 2014-15 Convocation Series continues with a talk by former U.S. Surgeon General and preventative care advocate Dr. Regina Benjamin.
Oberlin Kicks Off Convocation Series with Talk by Ishmael Beah '04
September 5, 2014
Communications Staff
The convocation series presents free, public discussions by some of the country’s most prominent thinkers.
Our Shared History
March 10, 2014
Amanda Nagy
A group of students teamed up to create the History Lessons Project, a public story sharing effort and art installation that coincided with the recent convocation talk by United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey.
