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Imagining a New School Through the Woodrow Wilson Academy Design Fellowship
June 5, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
Xavier Tirado ’17, a biology and sociology double major, and Jason Heitler-Klevans ‘17, a physics major, have both received Woodrow Wilson Academy Design Fellowships. The pair will play a...
![Xavier Tirado and Jason Heitler-Klevans students who received fellowship](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/tiradoandheitlerklevans.jpg?itok=GBHivpkj)
Summer Talk with Flute Professor Alexa Still
June 1, 2017
Conservatory Communications Staff
Learn how to make the most of your summer programs experience...and what to snack on!
![Alexa Still.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/alexa_still_by_jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=4gXcw_l-)
When in Rome...Make Music
June 1, 2017
Cathy Partlow Strauss '84
A student-formed ensemble enjoys high-profile gigs and a quest for deeper understanding.
![Trio Ligatura at Kennedy Center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/trio_ligatura_margot_schulman.jpg?itok=LVVbTkCg)
Bassist Peter Dominguez Releases Groove Dreams on Oberlin Music
May 30, 2017
Erich Burnett
Dedicated to bass legend Milt Hinton, recording includes music by Stevie Wonder, Nat Adderley, Chick Corea, and others.
![Groove Dreams](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/groovedreams_for_newscenter.jpg?itok=hqu2gu-P)
Carmen Twillie Ambar Named 15th President of Oberlin
May 30, 2017
Communications Staff
Carmen Twillie Ambar becomes first African American leader in the institution’s 184-year history.
![President Ambar President Ambar](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/carmenambar_trjones.jpg?itok=6WMQ_zXH)
Around the World with a Watson Fellowship
May 23, 2017
Amanda Nagy
May 2017 graduates Kirk Pearson (on right) will explore invented instruments, while Paulus Van Horne will study the effects of noise in megacities.
![Paulus Van Horne, left, and Kirk Pearson, winners of the 2017 Watson Fellowship](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/paulus-kirk_composite.jpg?itok=tuLmA_Kw)
Sophie Davis ’16 Awarded Fulbright in Interdisciplinary Studies
May 23, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
Davis will explore the environment and play the violin in Samoa's capital city of Apia.
![Sophie Davis ’16](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sophie-davis.jpg?itok=B34j8qT_)
Davíd Zager Receives Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Brazil
May 22, 2017
Amanda Nagy
Zager gained knowledge of Portuguese language and Capoeira Angola at Oberlin.
![Davíd Zager](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/davidzager-011.jpg?itok=iSvFUSfy)
Putting Conversational Spanish into Play
May 18, 2017
Amanda Nagy
Hispanic studies course brings opportunity for practical application of advanced language skills.
![Oberlin baseball players Sam Harris, left, and Brendan Mapes](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/brendan_mapes_and_sam_harris.jpeg?itok=JgRsZYh4)
Lindsay Brubaker ’19 Awarded State Department Critical Language Study in Japan
May 16, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
The second-year student will study Japanese in Hikone, Japan.
![Lindsay Brubaker ’19](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/lindsay_brubaker_17.jpg?itok=utC5FLVa)