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Oberlin Writing Partnership Brings New Collaboration to High School
February 28, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
New program founded by Liam McMillin ’17 places Oberlin College students as tutors in Oberlin High School.
Immigration in U.S. History Students Partner with Ohio Immigrant Worker Project
February 4, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Students in Shelley Lee’s Immigration in U.S. History course partnered with the Ohio Immigrant Worker Project based in Canton, Ohio, this past fall semester.
Q&A with Vansire Cofounder Josh Augustin ’20
December 7, 2018
Ben Jones ’96
Josh Augustin ’20, cofounder of Vansire, shares his experiences creating music while studying at Oberlin.
Number of Truman Scholarship Recipients Highlights Commitment to Service
November 9, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Among liberal arts institutions, Oberlin ranks third in the number of Truman Scholarship recipients.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Biochemistry and Ethics
October 29, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
An interdisciplinary module encourages students to think critically about biological and ethical implications of pesticide use.
Entrepreneurial Curiosity Launches Oberlin Entrepreneurship Club
September 13, 2018
Communications Staff
Eduardo Sienra-Lempeke ’21 and Spencer Tu ’21 relaunched the Oberlin Entrepreneurship Club, which will host Oberlin’s first-ever Startup Weekend.
Constitution Day: Q&A with Donica Thomas Varner
September 11, 2018
Communications Staff
On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 5 p.m., Oberlin College will observe Constitution Day with a conversation between Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine and Oberlin’s Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Donica Thomas Varner.
Creativity and Leadership is now the Center for Innovation and Impact
September 10, 2018
Communications Staff
We talked with Bara Watts, director of the Center for Innovation and Impact, about the change and what it means for the campus.
ESL Classes Ease Transition to New Language and Culture
March 5, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
English as a second language classes provide Oberlin community members with increased confidence around language skills.
Obies Take SXSW by Storm
March 27, 2017
Justine Goode
More than a dozen Oberlin alumni, as well as two current students, made appearances at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, including an improviser whose sidekick is a robot with an iPad for a face, a vocalist and bassist for a punk rock band who just turned 21, and a former editor of the Washington Post now exploring the intersection of virtual reality and journalism.
