News Releases
Oberlin Becomes Partner in Open-Access Press Initiative
July 6, 2016
Communications Staff
Library consortium launches Lever Press, a digitally native, peer-reviewed press that seeks to attract new scholarly voices.
Purposeful Entertainment
June 29, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Rosie Hertzman ’15 is combining her dream of working in entertainment and her passion for social justice as a production assistant at Red Thread Productions and the comarketing and advocacy coordinator for Dark Matter Productions.
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Writer, Director, and Marketer
June 7, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Abigail Barr ’15 is making her mark on the New York theater scene using her variety of skills and sense of humor to work with the Upright Citizens Brigade, the Peoples Improv Theater in New York, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, and Dark Matter Productions.
![A woman smiles with arms folded](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dsc_0830_0.jpg?itok=0V48rS6U)
Politically Minded
May 18, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Molly Brand ’15 works behind the political scenes as media team member for communications consulting firm GMMB.
![GMMB summer interns](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/gmmb_2015_summer_interns_1_0.jpg?itok=n9-i53Gn)
President's Office, BCSL Announce 2016 President Public Service Fellows
May 12, 2016
Communications Staff
Students will work with local nonprofit and public sector agencies with programs focused on youth empowerment, leadership, and ecological and economic justice.
Prospect Elementary Hosts Third Annual STEM Night
April 27, 2016
Communications Staff
The event features interactive science activities and demonstrations for students in third through fifth grades.
Statement from Deans Elgren and Kalyn
April 8, 2016
Communications Staff
At its most recent quarterly meeting, the Board of Trustees issued a statement responding to postings made to social media by Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Joy Karega. The Board turned to Oberlin’s faculty governance processes to consider the impact and consequences of these postings and to determine appropriate action for the college to pursue. These conversations have begun within the governing bodies and are moving as expeditiously as possible.
Jason Goldberg '16 Leads Oberlin Co-Production of Dido and Aeneas
April 5, 2016
Julie Anna Gulenko
Based on an ancient Roman tragedy, April 15-17 production serves as the final project for Goldberg's major in opera directing.
![Jason Goldberg](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/goldberg-rehearsal-35_copy-2_3.jpg?itok=Zlt27AKq)
Meredith Raimondo Named Interim Vice President and Dean of Students
March 31, 2016
Communications Staff
Meredith Raimondo, currently serving as special assistant to the president for equity, inclusion, and diversity and Title IX coordinator, has been named interim vice president and dean of students. She will begin her new duties at the end of the current academic year, replacing Eric Estes , who has accepted a position at Brown University.
Milt Hinton Institute Returns with Emphasis on Suzuki Instruction
March 31, 2016
Erich Burnett
Named in honor of the legendary jazz bassist, Oberlin's biennial summer program welcomes young bassists of all ability levels.
![Milt Hinton](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hinton1_1951cubacropjustmilt_5.jpg?itok=WXDn2HxG)