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Oberlin Celebrates Juneteenth

June 5, 2014

Office of Communications

The community's celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday symbolizing the end of slavery, will begin on June 8 and end with a festival and picnic on Saturday, June 14.
Graphic of hands reaching towards the word "freedom"

Remembering Maya Angelou

May 30, 2014

Office of Communications

With the passing of Maya Angelou this week, we’re reminded of the inspiring Commencement address she gave to the class of 1983. See the original text of her address, courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.
Maya Angelou at the podium in academic regalia. Black and white photo.

Congratulations Class of 2014!

May 28, 2014

Marvin Krislov

Commencement weekend was fantastic! After a long, harsh winter and a cold, damp spring, the weather was perfect from the first event on Friday to the graduation ceremony in sun-splashed Tappan Square on Memorial Day. The campus looked beautiful. The atmosphere and the events were great. And fabulous music, music, music filled the air and our concert venues.

Commencement 2014

May 28, 2014

Communications Staff

View a gallery of photos from Oberlin's 177th Commencement Exercises. More photos of Commencement and the entire Commencement/Reunion Weekend are on flickr
A woman wearing a commencement cap embraces another person outdoors

Keyboard Crosswalk

May 20, 2014

Communications Staff

Pedestrians crossing College Place near the conservatory did a double take after city workers transformed a traditional crosswalk into a painted keyboard on Tuesday, May 13. The idea came from...

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