News
Studying Race in Brazil
May 25, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
While studying on a Fulbright grant in Brazil, Laura Li ’14 cofounded a multimedia project, Racialeyes, to explore the complexities of the Asian diaspora and experience in Brazil.
![Laura Li ’14 and Mia Yamashiro posed at Racialeyes e-book pre-launch event](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/img_5286_copy_0.jpg?itok=hMdFdOOe)
Two awarded summer research opportunity with Howard Hughes Medical Institute
May 25, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Bradley Hamilton and Jennifer Jimenez will spend 10 weeks working on cutting-edge projects with HHMI scientists.
![The Oberlin College Science Center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/science_center_stock_0.jpg?itok=GknK1Qzk)
Benjamin Rabin '16 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Poland
May 24, 2016
Lisa Gulasy
Rabin will advise and assistant teach college English as a Second Language science and math students.
![Benjamin Rabin](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/benjamin_rabin_thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=n4aGmPYr)
Hannah Combe '13 Receives Fulbright Grant in Bulgaria
May 24, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Combe is completing her second year with the Peace Corps in Georgia, where she teaches English to grades 1-12.
![Hannah Combe](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hannah_combe_0.jpg?itok=Cm0LP9dl)
Olivia Schwartzman '16 Receives Fulbright in Taiwan
May 24, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Schwartzman says she looks forward to immersing herself in a language she is passionate about learning.
![Olivia Schwartzman](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs60293_mg_3075160519oliviaschwartzman-scr_0.jpg?itok=GEhzmOEB)
Sarah Heineken '15 Receives Fulbright in Germany
May 24, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Recently a foreign exchange student, Heineken says she looks forward to learning about Germany’s education system as a teacher this time.
![Sarah stands outside an establishment. The sign says 'Heidelberg'.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sarah_heineken_germany_picture_0.jpg?itok=rmMg0YsX)
Jessye Norman: Strive to Live Artfully
May 23, 2016
Communications Staff
Jessye Norman, hailed as one of the world’s greatest opera and concert singers, gave the 2016 Commencement address on May 23.
![Banner of "Oberlin" spelled in the shapes of squirrels](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/squirrel_sign_0.jpg?itok=-i3tYOVZ)
Oberlin Summer Theater Festival Launches June 24
May 23, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Now in its eighth season, the festival continues its tradition of providing meaningful theater classics with free admission.
![A scene from Treasure Island](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ostf_2015_treasure_island_2_0.jpg?itok=-jzu8BlR)
Taylor Field '15 Receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
May 18, 2016
Kasey Cheydleur
Field, currently pursuing a degree at the University of Michigan, has been recognized for her research on the parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender children.
Oberlin Music CD Showcases Music by Michael Strauss' Jackson Trio
May 17, 2016
Conservatory Communications Staff
Wordless Verses marks the first recording for longtime collaborators Strauss, oboist Roger Roe, and pianist R. Kent Cook.
![Jackson Trio](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jacksontrio_0.png?itok=3lqonQsc)