News
Oberlin Celebrates Homecoming Weekend with Cluster Reunions and Title IX 50th Anniversary Tribute
September 27, 2022
Communications Staff
Tailgate, athletic events, performances, and reunion activities are just a few of the highlights.
![Homecoming graphic Graphic with image of three people smiling and text that reads "Homecoming, Oberlin College and Conservatory, October 7 through 9, 2022.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/homecoming_social_media_graphic_-_reunion.png?itok=qg2zlbsV)
German Writer-in-Residence Peter Stephan Jungk Finds Inspiration and Belonging in Oberlin
April 19, 2022
Amanda Nagy
The three-time Max Kade German Writer in Residence will give a public reading of his works in English on April 26 in the German House lounge.
![Peter Stephan Jungk. Peter Jungk.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/peterjungk-news.jpg?itok=fwOSTKw9)
Oberlin Dance Department Celebrates 50 Years of Contact Improv
March 9, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Critical Mass: CI@50 honors the past, present, and future of Contact Improvisation, as well as Oberlin's history in developing and studying the dance form.
![Contact Improv Winter Term Dancers performing.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/contact_improv_wt_news-clarissa_heart.jpg?itok=7rLMpBV3)
Heisman Club and President Ambar Host An Evening with Tommie Smith
November 10, 2020
Communications Staff
The 1968 Olympic gold medal winner and former Oberlin College coach is known for his activism.
![Tommie Smith Tommie Smith portrait.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/tommie_smith-news.jpg?itok=h47tsXpn)
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.
![After Minneapolis: A Teach-in on the George Floyd Uprising.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/teach-in-title-screen.jpg?itok=9Zsmr_zv)
Oberlin Marks 2020 Commencement Weekend with Virtual Celebrations
May 21, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The extraordinary challenges of COVID-19 called for creative planning to send off graduates in a meaningful way.
![Two people hugging.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/graduation_hugs1.png?itok=9bFvfQt4)
Oberlin Students Host Earth Day Symposium Online
May 12, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
The organizers of the Earth Day 50 celebration shifted their plans to make a 10-day symposium of speakers and panel discussions a virtual experience that appealed to a broad audience.
![Students work in a sunflower field by a small pond.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/george-jones-farm-pond_y-gulenko.jpg?itok=wMNENJG_)
In Celebration of Toni Morrison: A Gesture of Love and Reflection
February 17, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Daylong event invites the world to remember the life and work of Toni Morrison on her birthday.
![Toni Morrison bench dedication Woman seated at bench.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/morrison-stool-coleman.jpg?itok=noJB1WR2)
Kwanzaa Founder Maulana Karenga Visits Oberlin
December 10, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
An activist and scholar of Africana studies, Maulana Karenga established the holiday in 1966.
![Maulana Karenga Man in African attire standing behind a table with a candle holder of 9 lit candles.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/maulana_karenga_main.jpg?itok=gFdGVbX-)
Reflections of an Epidemiologist: Dr. Tim Uyeki ’81
October 8, 2019
Amanda Nagy
An influenza expert at the Centers for Disease Control, Uyeki balanced science with humanities research at Oberlin.
![Tim Uyeki biology classroom Students and professor in classroom.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/uyeki_classroom_1.jpg?itok=wm_uRkTK)