News
Eighth Blackbird Named Musical America's 2017 Ensemble of the Year
October 18, 2016
Erich Burnett
Founded at Oberlin in 1996, Chicago-based sextet is widely acclaimed for its innovative programming.
![members of Eighth Blackbird](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/8bb_2.jpg?itok=STYlA3Cn)
Oberlin's 1 Percent: Alumni Members of the National Academy of Sciences Return to Campus
October 17, 2016
Communications Staff
Three-day program will celebrate Oberlin’s achievements in producing top-rated scientists.
![Entrance to the Oberlin College Science Center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/science_center_bikes-lester.jpg?itok=0bB3okvi)
After Fossil Fuels
October 12, 2016
Communications Staff
Three-day conference tackles the challenges and strategies for transitioning to a clean-energy economy.
![Apollo Theater presents "After Fossil Fuels Conference"](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/after_fossil_fuels_apollo_marquee.jpg?itok=zJINBfde)
Oberlin Illuminate Surpasses Goal
October 11, 2016
Communications Staff
The new Hotel at Oberlin served as the backdrop for the closing of the 2016 Oberlin Illuminate campaign, which raised well over $317 million, surpassing its goal of $250 million.
![view of wall with vines growing on it](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs63707_obe21_smaller.jpg?itok=EsBDRXLV)
Oberlin Music Release Celebrates Composer Alberto Ginastera
October 10, 2016
Erich Burnett
Conceived by harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, One Hundred features Oberlin Orchestra and guest musicians Gil Shaham, Orli Shaham, and Jason Vieaux.
![harp professor Yolanda Kondonassis](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/yolandak_by_laura_watilo_blake_cropped_2.jpg?itok=dBIb4nS2)
Oberlin Chamber Orchestra Teams Up with Terence Blanchard Oct. 13
October 6, 2016
Erich Burnett
Presented in partnership with Tri-C Performing Arts, free performance features Blanchard’s Grammy-winning piece A Tale of God’s Will.
![Terence Blanchard](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/524_2.jpg?itok=BSNMa0od)
Framing of Race Series: 'Racism Without Racists' Author Speaks
October 5, 2016
Communications Staff
The 2016 Think/Create/Engage series begins with an evening lecture by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, a Duke University sociologist and author of Racism Without Racists: Color Blind Racism And the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America.
![poster with the text "The Framing of Race 2016"](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/the_framing_of_race.jpg?itok=AlhbRJsy)
A Conservatory Program Emerges in the Space Between Classical and Jazz
September 30, 2016
Erich Burnett
Oberlin’s Performance & Improvisation challenges students to explore and expand their artistic voice though collaboration and global rhythms.
![people playing various different instruments](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/pi_at_cat2_0.jpg?itok=6T5AxgTM)
Dance Diaspora Presents "The Detroit Way"
September 30, 2016
Communications Staff
Performance marks the final Dance Diaspora fall show for founder/director Adenike Sharpley.
![Wendell Logan seen during the dedication of the Bertram and Judith Kohl Building](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/wendell_logan_2.jpg?itok=gvzHh_lu)
Dance Students Win 48-Hour Film Contest
September 29, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Three collaborate to make ‘Not Today,’ a dance film entered in a New York City competition.
![dance students Molly Gorin ’16, Lola Gatti, and Sophia Attebery](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/not_today_dance_trio_0.jpg?itok=qi4mTmro)