Campus News
Dr. Donald A. Henderson ’50, who led the team that eradicated smallpox, dies at 87
August 22, 2016
Communications Staff
Physician and epidemiologist Donald A. Henderson ’50 (D.A. to friends), who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 for heading the World Health Organization team that eradicated smallpox worldwide, died August 19 at a hospice facility in Towson, Maryland. He was 87.
Still Oberlin Campaign in Full Swing
April 18, 2016
Communications Staff
Manager of Social Strategy and Projects Ma’ayan Plaut, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Marissa Evans, and Assistant Director of the Oberlin Annual Fund Jessica Stewart pose on a...
Career Center to Conduct Student, Recent Alum Needs Assessment
April 13, 2016
Career Center
Throughout April, the career center will conduct a needs assessment with current juniors and seniors and recent alumni to discover what they need most to identify and achieve their career objectives.
Alumni to Request Campus Photos in April Campaign
April 1, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
Happening throughout April, the Still Oberlin campaign encourages alumni to visit go.oberlin.edu/still, make a gift to the Oberlin Annual Fund, and request a campus photo of their choice.
Course Joins Students and Alumni in the Classroom
March 9, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
The fall 2015 experimental course The Past and Future of Higher Education allowed students and alumni to generate an informed intergenerational discussion about the history of U.S. higher education, its current state, and its possible future.
Rhiannon Giddens Performs
February 29, 2016
Communications Staff
Founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops Rhiannon Giddens ’00 performs on February 20 in Finney Chapel as part of the Convocation Swimming in Dark Waters: Other Voices of the American...
Alumna Awarded Top LaunchU Prize
January 25, 2016
Communications Staff
Alesandra Zsiba ’10 stands with Director of Entrepreneurship Elyzabeth Holford after she was awarded $20,000 for her LaunchU venture, the Identity Project . Through a specialized curriculum...
An Alumnus’ Connection to Bridge of Spies Swap
October 19, 2015
Communications Staff
Director Steven Spielberg’s latest film Bridge of Spies, in theaters this past weekend, tells the story of American insurance lawyer James Donovan (played by Tom Hanks), who first defended...
Reunion Celebrates 180 Years of Black Students at Oberlin
October 9, 2015
Communications Staff
Nearly 200 alumni visited campus October 2-4 for the Oberlin Alumni Association of African Ancestry (OA4) Reunion. The reunion marks the 180th anniversary of Oberlin’s decision to adopt a non-...
Alum Presents Science Research Conducted at Oberlin
August 14, 2015
Communications Staff
Gabriel Moore ’15 studies Caenorhabditis elegans (C.elegans), microscopic worms that can serve as model organisms to study biological processes that may then be applied to more complex...
