Oberlin Alumni Magazine

Thanks to an array of experiential classes and forward-looking faculty members, current Oberlin students are set up for future podcasting success.

Composer, producer, and engineer Alexander Overington '10 lends his talents to your favorite podcasts.

With the podcast Magic in the United States, Heather Freeman ’97 and Amber Walker ’11 weave magic on the airwaves.

As the long-running co-hosts of Radiolab, Jad Abumrad ’95 and Robert Krulwich ’69 made sound investments in the art of storytelling.

The Oberlin Screenwriters Intensive had a successful third year in 2025, setting the stage for future success.

For Tracy Chevalier ’84, the Oberlin-In-London program was a magical, intense period of cultural and intellectual stimulation. As the beloved study-away experience celebrates 50 years, the New York Times best-selling author looks back on the semester she spent studying and living in London.

Grammy-certified vocalist and viola da gamba player Ari Mason ’14 finds her niche in video games, films, and a vocal library.

In 2018, Oberlin College named its main library after civil rights leader Mary Church Terrell, Class of 1884.

Thanks to Oberlin faculty and students, the story of college and conservatory grad Shirley Graham Du Bois ’34 will not be forgotten.

A memoir from Francois Clemmons ’67 recalls his time with the children’s television icon.