News
Oberlin Conservatory Joins Consortium Created by the Denyce Graves Foundation
September 28, 2022
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
On Friday, September 30, two Oberlin Conservatory vocal performance students will travel to Howard University in Washington, D. C., to participate in the launch of Shared Voices , a new classical...
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Marwan Ghanem '22 Receives Nexial Prize
July 18, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Marwan Ghanem, a spring 2022 graduate with majors in biology and neuroscience, is this year’s winner of the Oberlin College Nexial Prize.
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Vera Grace Menafee Receives Ping Student Service Award
July 12, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Menafee’s dedication to service-learning projects in a Cleveland urban garden has been recognized by the Ohio Campus Compact.
![Vera Grace Menafee portrait Vera Grace Menafee.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/veragracemenafee-trj.jpg?itok=aiW2YAJj)
America Reads and America Counts Tutors Lead Summer Enrichment Program for Local Residents
August 13, 2021
Jaimie Yue
After a year of virtual learning in the Oberlin City Schools, The Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research Education Program is sponsoring an engaging, in-person summer education program, led by America Reads and America Counts tutors who are on campus for Oberlin’s summer semester.
![Two college students teach a group of young children the art of origami](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/3bonnersumered.dalepreston83.jpg?itok=XyCjRrwP)
Truman Scholar Plans to Challenge Systemic Injustice in her Community
July 8, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 applied for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship because of its emphasis on public service and vast network of scholars motivated by a desire to create change. As a Truman recipient, she hopes to pursue a law degree that will allow her to have a deep impact in her community.
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Campus Compact names Iesha Phillips ’22 a Newman Civic Fellow
March 24, 2021
Jane Hobson '22
Iesha-LaShay Phillips, a third-year Africana studies and law and society double-major, has been awarded the Campus Compact 2021 Newman Civic Fellowship after being nominated through the Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research.
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Community-Based Work-Study Program Maintains Connections with Retirement Community
January 20, 2021
Jane Hobson '22
The pandemic hasn’t prevented students from working with Kendal at Oberlin residents.
![Kendal at Oberlin Two people seated in front of a computer at a retirement community.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kendal-zach_christy.jpg?itok=Fqz0t6k3)
The Transition From Student Senate to Washington, D.C.
December 8, 2020
Yvonne Gay
When he was growing up, Machmud Makhmudov ’15 noticed how communities from different parts of the world created lives that struggled, grew, and thrived alongside one another. That insight served him well as a policy advisor for the presidential campaign and stands to be an impression in his new role with the incoming Biden Administration.
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Gabriel Morales Receives Ping Legacy Award for Service-Learning
June 11, 2020
Amanda Nagy
A jazz guitarist, Morales piloted a performance in residence program in Oberlin’s health spaces.
![Gabriel Morales ’22 Man holding guitar.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/gabrielmorales-027.jpg?itok=PaHSPse2)
Maya Marrero English ’20 Awarded Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Fellowship
May 25, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
English will intern in the field of economic development and take intensive German classes.
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