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Radio Journalist and Entrepreneur Alex Blumberg ’89 Talks Future of Audio
March 12, 2020
Amanda Nagy
A veteran of the public radio shows This American Life and Planet Money, Alex Blumberg started the podcast company Gimlet Media.
Career Communities Prepare Students for Life After Oberlin
September 4, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Initiative places third- and fourth-year students in competitive internships hosted by alumni and parent mentors.
Environmental Studies Students Connect with Urban Farms in Cleveland
May 31, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
American Agricultures, an environmental studies course, exposes students to the history of black agrarianism in Cleveland.
BorderLight Transcends Geographic Divides, Promises to Put Cleveland On the Map
May 30, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
BorderLight is bringing international theater to Cleveland through collaboration and an innovative approach to showcasing new writing. Four alumni will participate in this year's festival.
Queer Country Singer Eli Conley ’08 Helps Others Find Their Voice
April 30, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Eli Conley returned to Oberlin earlier this spring to perform and lead a workshop on social justice songs.
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.
Amidst Fiction, Worlds Collide
October 24, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
The Creative Writing Program, along with Alumni in Service to Oberlin College, brought together Thisbe Nissen ’94 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Abbey Mei Otis ’11 to present their latest fiction writing to current students.
In Search of Renewable Energy, Andrew Santiago ’20 Brings Plenty of His Own
July 25, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A double-degree student, Santiago has spent the summer working on sodium ion batteries in a research group led by Jay Whitacre ’94.
