Campus News
Chinese Student Association Hosts Lunar New Year Banquet
March 2, 2016
Communications Staff
A member of the Chinese Student Association Wushu Team performs during the Lunar New Year Banquet on February 27 in the Root Room. The annual banquet also featured traditional and popular Chinese...
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General Faculty Adopts Environmental Policy Implementation Plan
March 1, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
Cindy Frantz discusses the Oberlin College Environmental Policy Implementation Plan, which was adopted by the General Faculty in November 2015.
The Mission of Liberal Arts Education
March 1, 2016
Marvin Krislov
Today I address a topic many in the Oberlin community have been discussing at length: a blog that published selected screen shots of an Oberlin assistant professor’s personal social media posts, characterizing them as anti-Semitic.
![President Krislov in shirtsleeves](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/mk5_9.jpg?itok=TkzPy5qM)
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...
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Instagram Winter Term Photo Contest Favorites: Creations
February 26, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
The Office of Communications asked students to show off their winter-term projects by participating in its first ever Instagram Winter Term Photo Contest. Check out this gallery to see several of the office’s favorite submissions for the Creations prompt.
The Journey of My Happy Feet
February 25, 2016
Communications Staff
“From Guinea to Brooklyn: The Journey of my Happy Feet,” a Senior Honors Show by Donnay Edmund, will be performed at 8 p.m. on March 4 and 5 in Warner Main Space.
Yeo Press Sells Valentine Cards
February 24, 2016
Communications Staff
Yeo Press helped spread the love on campus this Valentine’s Day by selling a sampling of quirky cards on February 11 in the Mudd Center library’s Academic Commons. Founded in 2015, the student-...
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2014-2015 Excellence in Teaching Awards Winners
February 19, 2016
Communications Staff
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.
![Award winners with President Krislov](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/teaching-awards-2014-2015-credit-norris_0.jpg?itok=K2DWvKLE)
Instagram Winter Term Photo Contest Favorites: People
February 19, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
The Office of Communications asked students to show off their winter-term projects by participating in its first ever Instagram Winter Term Photo Contest. Check out this gallery to see several of the office’s favorite submissions for the People prompt.
Creating a More Inclusive Arts & Sciences Environment
February 18, 2016
Marvin Krislov
I spoke with Tim Elgren to discuss what he and Arts and Sciences faculty have been doing to create a more inclusive learning environment—from hiring more diverse faculty and supporting traditionally underrepresented students to increasing collaboration between the college and conservatory.
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