News
Jazz Vocalist Dani Assis ’23 Wins Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition
June 4, 2024
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
A rising star, Assis emerged from an international pool of talent in this year’s competition with vocalists from China, Belarus, Canada, Germany, Mexico, and across the United States.
![Dani Assis portrait](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dani_assis_headshot.png?itok=ulQqz17c)
Students Create Project That Engages Local Hospital Patients and Nursing Home Residents
June 4, 2024
George Rogers
Oboist Meera Bhatia ’23 and flutist Emily Nixon ’23 visited local hospital and nursing homes over the past academic year, commissioning and premiering a piece by Jeff Scott through the Gletherow-Young-Deppman Project Award.
![Bhatia and Nixon at Mercy Two student musicians pose in Mercy Hospital lobby.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/202312_bhatia-nixon_jstrauss_760x570.jpg?itok=oMwa_LOf)
Jeff Witmer Wins 2024 Chauvenet Prize for Mathematics Writing
June 3, 2024
Communications Staff
Longtime professor lauded for exploration of “Simpson’s paradox.”
![Jeff Witmer.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs65078_161004jeffwitmer_mg_9200.jpg?itok=QlLKR7Z6)
Oberlin Celebrates Commencement 2024
May 28, 2024
Communications Staff
On Monday, May 27, 629 members of the Oberlin College and Conservatory class of 2024 participated in commencement exercises. The ceremony took place in sun-filled and windswept Tappan Square, featured a keynote address from Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens ’00.
![Seated students applaud during commencement addresses.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/53753064536_b8c1c316d6_o.jpg?itok=ThNSR9Rb)
Cameron Montague ’24 Earns Fulbright to Colombia
May 22, 2024
Communications Staff
Cameron Montague ’24, a double major in psychology and comparative American studies, has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Colombia for the 2024-2025 academic year
![A student with her professor in their professor's office. A blue print on the wall, and a bookshelf behind them.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cameronmontague-005.jpg?itok=djAewnOq)
Sophia Gliatto ’24 Earns Fulbright to Mexico
May 22, 2024
Communications Staff
Sophia Gliatto '24, a double major in Hispanic studies and comparative American studies, has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Mexico for the 2024-2025 academic year.
![Student fellowship award winner smiles as they stand on campus green with iconic buildings in the background.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sophia_gliatto_fullbright_eta_0.png?itok=VIzlwu5T)
Global and Local Changemakers to be Honored at this Year’s Commencement
May 20, 2024
Communications Staff
A physician who works to advance HIV and AIDS research and treatment; a couple dedicated to serving the Oberlin community; and a cofounder of the college’s first co-op will all be honored during this year’s Commencement exercises.
![Student looks at the stage during graduation ceremony](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2024/class_of_2023.jpg?itok=y5j5ON6u)
From Oberlin College to Goldman Sachs
May 16, 2024
Communications Staff
Anna Silverman ’22 has made a remarkable leap, from Oberlin to the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs.
![Anna Silverman Young girl standing near a shrub](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/img_1707_3.jpg?itok=n5r9d28a)
Conservatory Celebrates Standout Students for 2024
May 13, 2024
Communications Staff
Annual reception held May 13 in Stull Recital Hall.
![Elizabeth Hanje with conservatory deans.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/conservatory_awards_ceremony_in_stull_hall-38_0.jpg?itok=Bp7nUap4)
Meet Your 2024 Student Commencement Speaker
May 10, 2024
Communications Staff
Julia Maskin will represent the Class of 2024 as the student commencement speaker on May 27 at Tappan Square. Maskin’s Oberlin experience has been marked by her deep connections to student life...
![Julia Maskin.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/julia_maskin_headshot_2024_student_commencement_speaker.jpg?itok=BurhKoG3)