Campus News

The low autumn sun casts dappled shadows through Tappan Square. Thanksgiving break begins Thursday, November 24, and ends Sunday, November 27. The annual 5K Turkey Trot will be Saturday, November 19...

Former students of Dance Instructor Deborah Vogel return to campus Nov. 18-19 to discuss their career paths.

Oberlin welcomed students’ kin to campus from November 4-6 during the annual Parents and Family Weekend . Activities included classroom visits, campus tours, concerts, a reception with the...

Theodore M. Shaw is professor of law and director of the Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Please go to the polls and vote for the candidates of your choice! Voting is the right, and duty, of every American citizen. It is a duty to oneself, to one’s family, and to our society, country and world. To make progress on any issue—whether it’s inequality, race, justice, climate change, immigration or education—there must be action. And voting is an action every citizen take.

Since I became Oberlin’s president in 2007, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know many Oberlin alums and I’m always struck by how their Oberlin experiences have shaped and continue to shape their lives. A common denominator among our alumni is their determination to be engaged citizens and active members of their communities and a willingness to help make the world a better place. This weekend, 12 of the 22 Oberlin alumni who are National Academy of Sciences members will be on campus for the reunion and symposium “Oberlin and the National Academy of Sciences: Celebrating the Impact and Promise of the Science at Liberal Arts Colleges.”

The board’s first meeting of the new academic year took place on campus October 6 and 7. The board welcomed five new trustees, who will undertake an orientation program through which they gain knowledge about the issues facing the college. As I noted previously, we expect the presidential search to be the board’s most important work in this academic year. The search committee website will soon be established and this will keep the community apprised of the search progress.

Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright holds a copy of her first book, Choreographing Difference, which has just been translated into Greek by Nissos Press. Here, she attends a press event...

The Oberlin Community Giving Campaign is now underway. The annual campaign raises funds for four organizations that provide a variety of services in Oberlin and nearby communities.

Bike to Work Day is a move in the right direction toward carbon neutrality.