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Oberlin Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
June 29, 2023
Office of Communications
Ruling bars colleges from considering race as a factor in admissions.
Voice of Experience
June 27, 2023
Tyler Applegate
Véronique Harris grew up a witness to inequality. Now she’s dedicating her life to eradicating it through a career in public-service law.
Cat Batch Fever
June 21, 2023
Hanna Raskin ’98
According to the cookie recipe tacked to a wall of the Cat in the Cream , one tablespoon of molasses can be substituted for one cup of sugar. But when Hillel Hinton-Williams is working at Oberlin...
Feels on Wheels
June 21, 2023
G.M. Donley ’83
“I’m embarrassed to admit it, but it was a huge relief,” he recalls. “I hated riding that thing.” In his fourth year, Bisker inherited a broken-down family bike that had...
Health for All
June 20, 2023
Tyler Applegate
Annie Griffith turned to Montana to serve in a fellow Obie’s reproductive health clinic.
Laymon’s Terms
June 20, 2023
David Silverberg
When Kiese Laymon looks back on his Oberlin years, he does not mince words. “Being there, at a place that valued young Black artists, literally saved my life,” says the 1998 grad, an...
South-of-the-Border Second Home
June 16, 2023
Tyler Applegate
Anna Sheik returns to Mexico to follow her love of language, history, and teaching.
Full Immersion
June 15, 2023
Tessa Sternal ’25
Dewi Beer’s love of teaching and language converge in a Taiwanese fellowship.
Lighting the Way
June 8, 2023
Maura Johnston
Tony Award-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz ’81 first found her spark at Oberlin.
Michael Frazier Promoted to Assistant Professor of Composition at Oberlin Conservatory
June 8, 2023
Joshua Reinier
Frazier has a strong passion for forward-thinking music-making and creativity that embraces cultural identity.
