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Feels on Wheels
June 21, 2023
G.M. Donley ’83
“I’m embarrassed to admit it, but it was a huge relief,” he recalls. “I hated riding that thing.” In his fourth year, Bisker inherited a broken-down family bike that had...
Health for All
June 20, 2023
Tyler Applegate
Annie Griffith turned to Montana to serve in a fellow Obie’s reproductive health clinic.
Laymon’s Terms
June 20, 2023
David Silverberg
When Kiese Laymon looks back on his Oberlin years, he does not mince words. “Being there, at a place that valued young Black artists, literally saved my life,” says the 1998 grad, an...
South-of-the-Border Second Home
June 16, 2023
Tyler Applegate
Anna Sheik returns to Mexico to follow her love of language, history, and teaching.
Full Immersion
June 15, 2023
Tessa Sternal ’25
Dewi Beer’s love of teaching and language converge in a Taiwanese fellowship.
Lighting the Way
June 8, 2023
Maura Johnston
Tony Award-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz ’81 first found her spark at Oberlin.
Michael Frazier Promoted to Assistant Professor of Composition at Oberlin Conservatory
June 8, 2023
Joshua Reinier
Frazier has a strong passion for forward-thinking music-making and creativity that embraces cultural identity.
Steven Kemper Named Professor of TIMARA
June 2, 2023
Joshua Reinier
Ongoing work revolves around musical robotics, instrument design, human-computer interaction, and musical expression.
Russian Evolution
June 1, 2023
Kate Bigam Kaput
Curiosity led Emma Kim to study Eastern Europe at Oberlin. Now a state department scholarship has her curious about living and studying there.
Oberlin’s Sustainable Infrastructure Program Enters Key Phase
May 30, 2023
Ginger Christ
Four-year project to convert campus heating and cooling system set for drilling of 850 geothermal wells.