Campus News

An array of academic, musical, artistic, and athletic events, which only Oberlin could offer, made Homecoming a great success. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the weekend a hit. I am also very much looking forward to the second weekend in October when Oberlin will host a landmark environmental conference, “After Fossil Fuels: The Next Economy.” The conference will bring together some of the most innovative and influential thinkers in the world with key elected officials who have a solid and active track record on climate change issues.

I hope everyone had a good summer. And I wish you all the best in the coming academic year. As you all know, this is a presidential election year. The campaign will kick into overdrive in the days and weeks ahead. I am writing to encourage everyone to engage with the political process and get out and vote come Election Day.

President Marvin Krislov thanks those who helped make Commencement/Reunion Weekend 2016 a success; shares Oberlin’s efforts to address campus concerns regarding bias, sexual misconduct, and disability; and congratulates the Preying Manti on the team’s successful season.

As Eric Estes’ tenure as Oberlin’s dean of students comes to a close, President Krislov talks with him about his accomplishments and some of his favorite memories.

Oberlin will host two outstanding symposia this weekend: the seventh-annual Senior Symposium and How Complexity Science is Changing Our Understanding of the World, the second in a series of symposia funded by a gift from the Oppenheim family.

This month brings a myriad of events to campus—events that facilitate student, faculty, and staff engagement with some of the most complex issues of our time.

Every year as the All Roads Lead to Oberlin admissions events begin, I am reminded just how friendly, warm, and open Oberlin’s students, faculty, staff, and residents are.

Midterms are upon us and Tuesday is election day in Ohio. In these stressful times, remember to take care of your physical and emotional health.

Today I address a topic many in the Oberlin community have been discussing at length: a blog that published selected screen shots of an Oberlin assistant professor’s personal social media posts, characterizing them as anti-Semitic.

I spoke with Tim Elgren to discuss what he and Arts and Sciences faculty have been doing to create a more inclusive learning environment—from hiring more diverse faculty and supporting traditionally underrepresented students to increasing collaboration between the college and conservatory.