News
Environmental Justice in a Tar Sands Battleground
April 20, 2015
Amanda Nagy
A team of students led by Professor Janet Fiskio conduct research for a Gulf Coast community founded by the last ship of enslaved peoples brought from Africa to the United States.
![Students working on soil samples](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/samples_0.jpg?itok=r4PU_Kur)
Bringing Experience In Activism to the Classroom
December 19, 2013
Veronika Edwards
Associate Professor Zeinab Abul-Magd’s first-hand knowledge of Egypt’s revolution and her yearly travels in the region make her a valuable resource for students interested in the Arab Spring and current events in the Middle East and North Africa.
How to Teach for a Revolution
July 5, 2013
Janet Fiskio, Young Kim
An alumnus and an Oberlin faculty member identify the most important ingredient for a successful food movement: humility.
![](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oranges_0.jpg?itok=xQ1KQiIh)
Award Supports Garden Initiative
June 25, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Gardening was once a common practice in Harlan County, Kentucky. With a $15,000 grant, Hilary Neff plans to reestablish it—and teach about science and nature, too.
![Students garden at the Cumberland School Garden](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/signs_0.jpg?itok=lu94Ufyl)
Sharing a Passion for Activism
May 14, 2013
Liv Combe
Sophomore Sophie Ottoni-Wilhelm is sharing her passion for activism and women’s issues by starting a campus chapter of the New Community Project.
![A young Nepali girl sees a photo for herself for the first time](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nepal_2012_1_406_0.jpg?itok=3CgDIZz5)
Kenya Reads Wins Support
May 2, 2013
Amanda Nagy
The leaders of Kenya Reads, a literacy initiative that established the first-ever community library in an impoverished area of Kenya, have received more than $20,000 to sustain their work.
![Shauna Godfrey, Ty Diringer, and Peterson Njamunge](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs20081_projects_for_peace-lpr_0.jpg?itok=t7GN0EX1)
Taking On Human Trafficking
April 24, 2013
Amanda Nagy
What can $30, 20 carabiners, and 10 days do to help stop human trafficking?
![Alyssa Phelps and Ty Diringer at the Clinton Global Initiative University conference](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/global_climb_initiative_0.jpg?itok=dg2uzCWn)