Campus News
Senior Symposium Highlights Scholarly and Artistic Research
April 23, 2014
Marvin Krislov
Student-faculty collaboration combined with our high level of scientific, artistic, and scholarly rigor is what sets research at Oberlin apart from research at many other colleges and universities.
Latin Icon and Migration Exhibit
April 22, 2014
Communications Staff
Margaret Middleton ’17 stands next to her artwork, which was part of the “Latin Icon and Migration Exhibition” in Spanish House on April 15. The exhibit showcased students’ oral...
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The Sounds of Music
April 16, 2014
Marvin Krislov
Spring in Oberlin features the usual wonders of flowers blooming, grass growing, and birds singing. But Oberlin’s springtime awakening is accompanied by something you won’t find or hear at other colleges—the sounds of music being practiced, played, and performed all over campus.
Emeritus Professor William P. Norris, 1943-2014
April 14, 2014
Communications Staff
Emeritus Professor of Sociology William P. Norris died April 12, 2014. Funeral services will be private. A memorial service will be scheduled at Oberlin College in late May.
Spring Back
April 14, 2014
Communications Staff
Spring Back, an evening of student- and faculty-choreographed work, took place in Warner Main on Saturday, April 12. Fall Forward (performed in early November) and Spring Back are traditions at...
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Serving the Community
April 9, 2014
Marvin Krislov
Working to build a better community for all has been part of Oberlin’s ethos since its founding and I am proud to say that the spirit of serving to make the world a better place for all, is alive and well.
Softball Takes the Field
April 9, 2014
Communications Staff
Oberlin College women’s softball player Jenny Goldsmith ’15 , who plays first base and outfield for the Yeowomen, takes a turn at bat in a game during spring break. The Yeowomen are scheduled to...
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Celebrate Brazilian Arts and Culture
April 9, 2014
Communications Staff
The college and conservatory offer a week of performances, lectures, and screenings about the arts and culture of Brazil with Oberlin-O-Brasil: Festa Brasileira.
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Seven Receive Tenure
April 9, 2014
Communications Staff
Oberlin’s Board of Trustees has approved recommendations to reappoint with continuous tenure seven assistant professors and promote them to the rank of associate professor.
Thanks for Being You
April 2, 2014
Marvin Krislov
I thank all of you in advance for being a welcoming, caring, and engaged community, and I look forward to meeting the students and families who will form Oberlin’s Class of 2018.
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