News
Cooper Competition Returns July 16-22 with Largest Prize Package Ever
June 30, 2016
Erich Burnett
Young pianists representing 8 countries and 14 U.S. states vie for $40,000 in cash prizes plus Oberlin scholarships.
![2012 Cooper Competition champion Leonardo Colafelice](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2012_cooper_leonardo_colafelice_by_roger_mastroianni_1.jpg?itok=Djg_eosO)
Shadows Chasing Light
June 22, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Brian Bowers ’08 and Jasmine Powell ’08 collaborated on a transmedia experience using poetry, dance, music, and visual art to explore diverse understandings and experiences of love in all its forms.
![Two performers](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/brian_and_jasmine_2_0.jpg?itok=0S7Arv-U)
Oberlin Piano Tech Program Graduates First Class
June 15, 2016
Erich Burnett
Two-year-old program matches alumni with careers worldwide.
![Yu Jiaao and Chun Yen Chen.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/piano_tech_grads_yu_jiaao_and_chun_yen_chen.jpg?itok=KOpRNzzK)
Jesse Gamoran Awarded Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals Fellowship
June 14, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
Gamoran says he is excited to contribute to Jewish life in Germany.
![Jesse Gamoran](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jesse_gamoran_thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=2uC_ilyn)
Mallory Cohen '15 Receives Fulbright ETA Fellowship to Côte d'Ivoire
June 14, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
During her fellowship, Cohen looks forward to learning about the French language from an Ivorian perspective and continuing her study of West African photography.
![Mallory Cohen](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs70149_0.jpg?itok=dlzunnPL)
Bronze, Bathed in Sunlight
June 10, 2016
Communications Staff
Inspired by the Italian master and given in honor of the Wright brothers' greatest advocate, the marble fountain and bronze statue on the lawn of the Allen Memorial Art Museum commemorates an important woman in Oberlin's history.
![Statue described in caption.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/haskell_fountain_4_0.jpg?itok=vWR4TuLB)
Oberlin Honors Bass Legend with June 16 "Milt Hinton Day"
June 6, 2016
Erich Burnett
Celebration to include film, tour, music, and more; festivities part of biennial Hinton Institute for developing musicians.
![Milt Hinton with his base](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hintonwhitetuxcrop_6.jpg?itok=Pgu1KGtD)
Louisa Liles Receives Dalai Lama fellowship
June 2, 2016
Amanda Nagy
An economics major and lifelong performing artist, Liles is building a model for sustainable arts instruction for impoverished youth in her native Texas.
![Louisa Liles](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/louiseliles_thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=HkdDB1sI)
Sarah Bogdanovitch '11 Receives Fulbright in Russia
June 2, 2016
Amanda Nagy
The multilingual alumna is returning to Russia to teach at a university.
![Church domes with crosses on top](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/bogdanovitch_thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=RWu4r6GQ)
A STRONG Beginning
May 31, 2016
Amanda Nagy
The first cohort in Oberlin’s new program for underrepresented students in STEM fields can’t imagine what college would be like without it.
![students sitting at long tables with computers and laptops in a classroom](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/marcelovincesstrong-thumbnail_0.jpeg?itok=AW5APnzg)