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The Oberlin College Chess Club, a small community of chess-playing enthusiasts, meets weekly in the Rathskeller for players hone to their skills. Club members will test their chess know-how December

Offering many thanks to those who attended the annual Oberlin Town and College Thanksgiving and Multi-faith Gathering this past Sunday, and wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Emeritus Professor of Classics James (Jim) Helm remembers Nathan (Nate) Greenberg, a professor of classics for more than 40 years, who died November 15, 2015, at the age of 87.

Students Aliya Tuzhilin (left) and Sakina Lavingia (right) combine their classical training in Odissi with contemporary influences to create Pallavi as part of the annual Fall Forward dance showcase

On November 18, students, staff, and faculty packed Nancy Schrom Dye Lecture Hall for a black faculty- and staff-led teach-in to discuss the state of black life within and out of the context of higher education and recent events. The teach-in offered an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students of color to voice their thoughts and concerns about the recent events at the University of Missouri, Yale University, Ithaca College, Claremont McKenna College, and other campuses across the nation. Also addressed were the systemic problems, practices, and policies in higher education and possible steps forward for Oberlin to become more inclusive and diverse as a community and institution.

Barker Professor of Music Theory Brian Alegant has been named U.S. Professor of the Year for 2015 by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Oberlin will be a tobacco-free campus beginning July 1, 2016. The Tobacco Free Implementation Committee, along with Student Health Services and the Office of Human Resources, have made provision for access to cessation resources for students, faculty, and staff who may want to quit.

David Kamitsuka and Ellen Sayles traveled to Cuba as part of a delegation from 12 U.S. colleges and universities to better understand Cuban higher education and meet university and ministry officials who could help facilitate future partnerships.

President Marvin Krislov speaks with Martine Rothblatt at her convocation on November 5 in Finney Chapel. The founder of Sirius Satellite Radio and the highest-paid female CEO in the United States in

Recent events at the University of Missouri, Yale University, and other institutions across the country have prompted passionate discussions and demonstrations related to structural and systemic racism in American higher education.