News
Critic and Author Gary Giddins Visits Oberlin for "Picturing Jazz" Talk
November 28, 2014
Conservatory Communications Staff
Lecture underscores the value of photography in recounting jazz's history.
TIMARA's Peter Swendsen Celebrates Release on Oberlin Music Label
November 26, 2014
By Erich Burnett
Recording incorporates environmental sounds of Norway, features Oberlin's Contemporary Music Ensemble and others.
Press, Drink, Learn
November 21, 2014
Amanda Nagy
Adventures in building a traditional apple cider press.
Oberlin's Kayleigh Decker '15 Chosen for Joyce DiDonato Master Class
November 20, 2014
Conservatory Communications Staff
Conservatory senior one of only four singers invited to take part in the legendary vocalist's February 2015 residency.
Travel, Art, and Education
November 19, 2014
Rosalind Black
Dyeemah Simmons ’14 takes her experience studying art and her love for education to Anatolia College in Greece to pass on her knowledge to the next generation of international scholars and artists.
Labor of Love
November 17, 2014
Rosalind Black
Once a politics and history major, John Kallas ’14 goes from studying contemporary American union strategy to practicing it on the streets of Cleveland.
Seeing Results
November 17, 2014
Rosalind Black
Rachel Marino ’13 applies her research to education programs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, making art-based education more accessible to students and teachers alike.
Women Sing Out
November 13, 2014
Rosalind Black
A new Ohio Historical Marker installed at the First Church in Oberlin, United Church of Christ, honors First Church and Antoinette Brown Blackwell, class of 1847, and the first woman ordained as a minister in the United States.
In the Cards
November 12, 2014
Amanda Nagy
Students try their hand at karuta, a Japanese card game of speed, memorization, and concentration.
A Formula for the Future
November 11, 2014
Sky Kalfus
Majoring in mathematics at Oberlin opens doors in every direction, giving students an adaptable problem-solving tool.