News
Sophia Brewer Thompson ’20 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Bulgaria
May 23, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
While abroad, she hopes to learn about Bulgarian language, culture, and landscapes, along with developing her teaching skills.
![woman in v-neck smiling with tree blossoms in background.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sophia-bt.png?itok=VwVeQZw-)
History Design Lab Institute Advises How to Launch an Oral History Project
January 15, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
The History Design Lab Institute offers an intensive look at how to launch a collaborative oral history project, along with methods of project design and presentation.
![people in a classroom for the History Design Lab Institute.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/history-design-lab-inst-ns.jpg?itok=jKL3oCqb)
Third-Year Hannah Scholl Represents Oberlin at Athens Democracy Forum
December 5, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Scholl was Oberlin’s first-ever delegate to the International New York Times Athens Democracy Forum held each fall.
![Hannah Scholl Acropolis Woman standing in front of ancient stone building.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/hannah_scholl_acropolis.jpg?itok=xGgXvdm4)
Community Engagement Institute Takes Thoughtful Approach to Service
September 9, 2019
Amanda Nagy
First-years take part in service projects with local community partners during Orientation.
![Community Engagement Institute service project student removing invasive plants.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/community-engagement-inst2.jpg?itok=Pq0jKy2L)
Oberlin Builds Partnerships in Cleveland
September 5, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Orientation event brings entire incoming class to Cleveland for tours, workshops, and service learning.
![Connect Cleveland Wade Oval Students in matching Connect Cleveland t-shirts sit on an outdoor sculpture representing the hashtag #ThisIsCLE](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/connect_cle_wade_oval_cle_sign.jpg?itok=JfUz-1Bo)
First-Years Get Big Welcome to Cleveland
August 23, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Connect Cleveland orientation helps incoming class explore opportunities in the city and greater Northeast Ohio region.
![Connect Cleveland at MOCA 2019 Students pose in front of museum artwork.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/connectcle_at_moca.jpg?itok=aFTPHM4E)
Jeremy Simon ’17: Environmental Outreach and Cross-Cultural Learning
June 7, 2019
Andrea Wang ’19
Since graduating from Oberlin, psychology graduate Jeremy Simon ’17 has led outdoors programs across Southeast Asia.
![Jeremy Simon ’17 with fellow trip leaders in Bhutan. Three people standing in front of mountains and lake. Photo.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jeremy_s_header_photo.jpg?itok=zLmGoYn5)
Producing Radio at NPR: Anna Bauman ’17
June 6, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
History graduate Anna Bauman ’17 is building a career path in radio. Currently, she works as an associate producer for NPR’s On Point.
![Anna Bauman ’17 Headshot of Anna Bauman. Photo.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/anna_bauman_headshot.jpg?itok=M50kgHQI)
Jesus Martinez ’19 Receives Charles J. Ping Student Service and Seretta Saylor Legacy Awards
May 24, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Jesus Martinez ’19 has been awarded the Charles J. Ping Student Service Award and the Seretta Saylor Legacy Award for his work with the El Centro Volunteer Initiative.
![Jesus Martinez ’19 Photo of Jesus Martinez seated on a white couch in a room with skylights behind him](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jesus_martinez_header_photo.jpg?itok=kjJXW983)
Women and Nonbinary Athletes Partner with Colombian NGO
May 20, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Women and nonbinary athletes in the athletics initiative Stronger Together have partnered with Niñas Sin Miedo, a Colombian NGO, to further both organizations’ missions of empowering women through sport.
![Members of Stronger Together, an athletics initiative created by women and nonbinary athletes Photo of eight members of the Stronger Together group posing with sports equipment in the gym](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/stronger_together_header_photo_1.jpg?itok=XcYciQhC)