Campus News

Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received the Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2014-2015 academic year. The recipients were Associate Professor of Mathematics Jack Calcut; Professor of Hispanic Studies Sebastiaan Faber; Professor of Piano James Howsmon; Director of the Division of Conducting and Ensembles, Associate Professor of Conducting, and Director of the Oberlin Orchestra Raphael Jiménez; Professor of Comparative American Studies Gina Pérez; and Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Daniel Wall.

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to welcome 40 new faculty for the 2015-16 academic year. Learn more about these faculty members’ professional accomplishments, research, and more.

The Conservatory of Music is proud to welcome 13 new faculty for the 2015-16 academic year. Learn more about these faculty members’ professional accomplishments, research, and more.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor, along with several students studying computer science, attended the Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (OCWiC) conference February 20 and 21 in Sandusky, Ohio. At the conference, Christine Antonsen was one of two students awarded $1,000 to attend the upcoming Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.

In the course Oberlin History as American history, Oberlin College students partner with Oberlin High School students to research and discuss local history. Throughout the course, students discover that history often looks different depending on your relation to the college.

Oberlin’s Board of Trustees has approved recommendations to reappoint with continuous tenure seven assistant professors and promote them to the rank of associate professor.

Oberlin OnCampus asked the six recipients of Oberlin’s 2013-14 Excellence in Teaching Award what the recognition means to them.

Emeritus Professor Booker Peek reflects on the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela.

“How do we turn vicious cycles into virtuous circles?” asks Professor David Orr. “How do we shape the modern mind?” Orr will discuss those topics on Friday, November 8, when...