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Marcia Colish, Frederick B. Artz Emerita Professor of History, Dies at 86
April 18, 2024
Communications Staff
Renowned scholar and teacher also made lasting contributions to campus culture over a career spanning 38 years.
Tom Sherman, Emeritus Professor of Biology, Dies at 89
April 15, 2024
Communications Staff
Oberlin graduate and longtime faculty member remembered for penning the ode to Oberlin A Place on the Glacial Till.
Hirschel Kasper, Longtime Oberlin Economics Professor, Dies at 89
April 9, 2024
Communications Staff
His remarkable teaching career spanned from 1963 to 2017 and numbered thousands of students.
Remembering Robert Dodson, 11th Dean of Oberlin Conservatory
October 27, 2023
Conservatory Communications
Educator, performer, and administrator helmed numerous major music schools.
Dolores White ’54, Composer, Educator, and Pianist, Dies at 90
March 30, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss
A prolific composer, Mrs. White enjoyed a lengthy and diverse career incorporating teaching and performing into her artistic practice, while raising a family and supporting her husband, Donald, a...
Richard Hoffmann, Composer and Protégé of Arnold Schoenberg, Dies at 96
July 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
Fifty-year teaching career at Oberlin included annual student trips to his native Vienna.
Norm Craig '53, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Dies at 89
March 9, 2021
Manish Mehta and Julie Craig Lautens
Craig's work at Oberlin, spanning 63 years, resulted in more than 150 publications, with many featuring Oberlin undergraduates as coauthors. He was passionate about undergraduate research, making the Oberlin chemistry department one of the earliest adopters of the practice among liberal arts colleges.
Stanley Cowell ’62, Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Educator, Dies at 79
December 20, 2020
Erich Burnett
Inventive performer played with numerous greats, dedicated himself to teaching in mid-career.
Ryan Anthony, Trumpet Prodigy and Former Oberlin Faculty, Dies at 51
July 14, 2020
Erich Burnett
Electrifying performer appeared with major orchestras across America.
David S. Boe, Longtime Organ Professor and Dean of the Conservatory, Dies at 84
April 30, 2020
Erich Burnett
Revered teacher and administrator remembered for his kindness, wisdom, and musicianship.