Oberlin Blogs

Incoming internationals, this one's for you. Welcome, my fellow non-residential aliens :)

“Biology? What are you going to do with that?” Here’s what I'm doing so far.

Note from Ma'ayan : following our first 5th cluster reunion in May 2014, I reached out to all the veteran bloggers who graduated in the classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010 to solicit "Where are...

Tupac once said, "I'm a reflection of the community," and this is how I apply that mentality to my Mellon research.

A long-belated informational post about a thing I had a good time doing.

A highly opinionated tour of Oberlin's main drag. With lovely pictures by Ma'ayan!

So here's a bit about undergraduate research at Oberlin, some personal thoughts and some new directions for my own personal, community-engaged research.

I have a degree now, whatever that means.

Fact: if you and I have collaborated on a meal together before, you've probably received an email titled with the name of this post before. To quote the old blues song: "Come on in my kitchen."

One of my biggest frustrations over the course of my time at Oberlin is that male authors have dominated my reading lists. This may come as a surprise to some; Oberlin is a progressive institution so you'd think that I'd be reading works by people of all genders. Not so.

College can be hard and since there is a new class of incoming students, I wanted to share some major advice, love and answers with you all before you come into Oberlin officially.

For the first time, perhaps, you come to understand the permanence of your departure.