News
Beyond Her Years
October 4, 2022
Joshua Reinier
Kylie Kreucher reflects on the confidence she gained this summer.
![Kylie Kreucher performs with a pianist](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/zmendez_maw_voice.open_220616_106.jpg?itok=_7lP2A_n)
Student Brings Expertise to Discussion on Arab Youth and Resilience
December 17, 2020
Amanda Nagy
An international student from Jordan, Marah Ajilat discussed COVID-19-era job prospects in a panel discussion hosted by The Hill.
![Marah Ajilat Panel Discussion Screen capture of an online panel discussion with text that reads Arab Youth and the COVID-19 Era.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/marah_ajilat-panel.png?itok=a1KwU_Xn)
Iesha-LaShay Phillips Appears on 'Today Show' Tribute to Toni Morrison
December 16, 2020
Communications Staff
As one of the winners of the 2020 Toni Morrison essay contest winners, Phillips will read an essay that honors Morrison.
![Iesha-LaShay Phillips Iesha-LaShay Phillips sits in front of a TV camera.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/iesha-lashay_phillips-news.jpg?itok=4pTXBupf)
Winter Term: The Auto Drink Dispenser
September 8, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Creating an auto drink dispenser is something Thomas Heffer ’21 had toyed with for quite some time. However, his busy schedule wouldn’t allow him to actively pursue it.
![Photo credit: Yvonne Gay A portrait of a student wearing a mask.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/thomasheffer.yvonnegay.jpg?itok=8hkm2Bm1)
Dorm Room Design in a Pandemic: Apartment Therapy Founder Maxwell Ryan ’89
August 21, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
We asked Maxwell Ryan '89, the former designer and founder or Apartment Therapy, to revisit the topic of dorm room design and offer more advice on how to make a dorm room the coziest, most welcoming place possible.
![Apartment Therapy dorm design A dorm room with bed, desk, and hanging lights.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/apartment_therapy_dorm_design.jpg?itok=exE24eGe)
Student Pair Creates Science Education Initiative for Kids
August 3, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
Fourth-year Victoria Fisher and third-year Becca Fenselau cofounded an initiative that offers STEM videos for young learners.
![Two cartoon otters holding a magnifying glass.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/discovery-crew-title-screen.png?itok=COa74I2u)
Ilana Ascher Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Germany
July 15, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
While teaching abroad, the 2019 graduate hopes to become involved in community building and environmentalism.
![Ilana Ascher standing on porch wearing flowered pants and yellow shirt.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/ilana-ascher.jpg?itok=DaThJfZH)
Milena Kagel ’20 Receives USTA in Austria
June 11, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
The history and German studies double major will spend nine months working as an English teaching assistant at two secondary schools in Völkermarkt, Austria.
![Headshot of Milena Kagel wearing yellow shirt and smiling in the sunlight.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/milena_kagel_headshot-news.png?itok=11s5294l)
Monica Dix Receives 2020 Nexial Prize
June 9, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
The 2020 graduate will use the Nexial Prize to explore the relationship between policy and waterways.
![Monica Dix](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/monica-dix-nexial_0.jpg?itok=CG3FmDfd)
Lukas Griffin ’20 Awarded Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Fellowship
June 8, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
During the fellowhip in Germany, Griffin will take language classes, participate in an internship, and live with a host family.
![Lukas Griffin in a red shirt and smiling.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/lukas-v1-sm.png?itok=zmWJApVt)