Campus News

In April, the Office of Admissions is hosting All Roads Lead to Oberlin – the program where admitted students and their families visit campus and experience a condensed version of Oberlin, from residential life to academics and everything in between. Expect extra visitors on campus April 14, 17, and 21.

Professor of East Asian studies Sheila Miyoshi Jager discusses the long historical context of animosity between the two Koreas for the podcast Truth, Politics and Power.

Daniel Radosh ’91 and Ed Helms ’96 engage in a lively conversation during the recent Convocation “What's the Point of Comedy? (And other pointless questions).” Inside a packed Finney Chapel, President

Read the latest update from the Presidential Search Committee.

The budget proposals being put forward by the Trump administration are deeply troubling in many ways for our society and for American higher education, especially for liberal arts institutions such as Oberlin. The proposed cuts in discretionary spending are contrary to our values of access and inclusion, and our commitment to scientific research, the arts, and the humanities.

Alan Norton has been appointed interim vice president for finance and administration subject to Board approval and will assume oversight of the financial and business administration of the college when Mike Frandsen leaves the position to become the president of Wittenberg University on July 1.

In the fall of 2016, Allen Memorial Art Museum staff member Michael Reynolds cycled from El Paso, Texas to Veracruz, Mexico. Reynolds documented his journey and made a film about the people he met during his travels. His film will screen at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the meeting house at First Church in Oberlin.

Three teams of entrepreneurs were awarded a total of $45,000 during the LaunchU pitch competition on Saturday, March 4. The program stewards Oberlin students, alumni, faculty, and staff entrepreneurs through business-model innovation curriculum and prepares them to launch a venture.

Spoken word artist Troy Osaki, whose work covers themes of immigration, war, police, white supremacy, and resistance, performs at Cat in the Cream during the 2017 Asia America Art (AAArt) Collective

The Yeworkwha Belachew (YB) Staff Award is given annually to an Oberlin College staff member who has gone “above and beyond” in service to the college.