Campus News

The Allen Memorial Art Museum and the Creative Writing Program are asking students, faculty, staff, and members of the greater Oberlin community to submit poems written in response to, describing, or inspired by works of visual art currently on view in the museum. Submissions are due to Jason Trimmer by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 17.

Dean Baquet, executive editor of the New York Times, answers a student’s question following his convocation speech on Tuesday, March 31, in Finney Chapel. A former reporter for the Times-Picayune in

On Tuesday, April 21, the Center for Information Technology (CIT) will introduce OCPass, a new system that students, faculty, and staff will use to change their ObieID passwords. OCPass will replace the ObieID Self Service Page.

Sophomore Katharine Geber performs at Falling Up: An Aerialist Showcase on Sunday, April 5, in Hales Gymnasium. Presented by Oberlin College Aerialists, all acts from the program were based on poems

I’m writing to update our community on two important topics: improvements in Oberlin’s student support and mental health services and the ban on smoking tobacco on campus.

The Board of Trustees’ third meeting of the academic year took place in Oberlin on March 12 and 13. Over the two days, the Board attended classes, lectures, and forums; signed a steel beam later installed into the framework of the Gateway Complex; and approved divisional capital budget allocations for fiscal year 2016, among other motions.

The students behind LumenEd, a social venture that brings digital learning content to students in developing countries and connects them with peers across the world, turn to Kickstarter to raise $40,000.

The exhibition An Exercise in Freedom: The Mail Art of Edgardo Antonio Vigo is on display in Mudd Center library through Friday, June 5. Vigo was a pioneer of the mail art movement, which involved

Like most Obies, students studying art history, visual art, or studio art have interests beyond their majors. This is just one reason the Department of Art has created programs that are deeply

More than 7,000 students applied to be considered for the Class of 2019. Acceptance letters were sent out at the end of last week, and admitted students and their families will soon visit the college and conservatory for the annual “All Roads Lead to Oberlin” events. I thank all of you in advance for being a welcoming, caring, and engaged community.