Campus News
Jewish Studies Program Experiences Renewal
August 26, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
New faculty members and new programming offer students a robust experience in the study of Jewish history, culture, religious tradition, and literature.
![Rice Hall exterior of Rice Hall.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rice-jewish-studies.jpg?itok=BOZK-Fpt)
Offices Relocate to Dascomb Hall
August 20, 2019
Communications Staff
Campus Safety, Student Health Services, and the Counseling Center are now located inside Dascomb Hall at 140 W. College St.
![Dascomb Hall Dascomb Hall exterior.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dascomb_hall.jpg?itok=dJazzfzE)
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Dies
August 6, 2019
Communications Staff
The author and Lorain, Ohio, native was 88.
![Toni Morrison Toni Morrison wearing glasses and holding a book.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/toni-morrison-obit.jpg?itok=ZZlLbBr7)
Q&A with Chris Marx: Great Lakes Mathematical Physics Meeting
July 12, 2019
Communications Staff
For the first time in the program’s history, undergraduate students, including six from Oberlin, were able to participate in the annual meeting.
![Great Lakes Mathematical Physics meeting meeting attendees standing together](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/glamp2019-sm.jpg?itok=VZqe1i4v)
In Memoriam: Professor of Comparative Literature and English Jed Deppman
June 28, 2019
Communications Staff
In his life and work, Deppman embodied the border-crossing, eclectic ethos of Comparative Literature in an exemplary way.
![Jed Deppman Jed Deppman](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jed-cd.jpg?itok=Ev-YX5ry)
Alan Carroll ’58, Kendal Resident and Friend of College, Dies
June 21, 2019
Communications Staff
Carroll was instrumental in bringing the Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration to the college curriculum.
![Alan Carroll headshot Alan Carroll poses in black and white photo wearing dark shirt.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/web1_al-carroll-headshot-bw.jpg?itok=qb5VBTAH)
Leondist DuVall Named Recipient of YB Staff Award
June 11, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
Campus Safety Supervisor Leondist DuVall’s dedication to service during the past 20 years is the reason he was selected for the 2019 YB Staff Award.
![Leondist DuVall and President Ambar Leondist DuVall and President Ambar](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/leondist-duvall-yb_award_19.jpg?itok=UCGz1BX0)
Emeritus Professor Albert J. McQueen Dies
May 30, 2019
Communications Staff
The emeritus professor of sociology passed away on May 22, 2019. He was 91 years old.
![Albert McQueen black man with glasses, dressed in beige-striped suit and smiling.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/al-mcqueen-cn.jpg?itok=h4ueRgAQ)
Oberlin College Receives Grant Supporting the Oberlin Sanctuary Project
May 28, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
A $10,000 grant will fund exploration of Oberlin College and the City of Oberlin’s shared commitment to providing a safe place for humanity to live, learn, and work.
![Campus scene campus pathway in the spring](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cicgrant.jpg?itok=ST_v3ani)
Professor of History Renee Romano Selected for Cultural Exchange Residency in Japan
May 27, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Romano will share her research and scholarly interests at several universities in Japan.
![Renee Romano portrait Renee Romano seated in stool.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/reneeromano-jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=BZPbAB9b)