News
500 Musicians Can’t Be Wrong
November 11, 2019
Erich Burnett
TIMARA’s Kaleidosonic Festival honors 50 years of electronic music with a uniquely Oberlin sonic experience. And food trucks.
![TIMARA presents Kaleidosonic, November 16, 2019. Illustration of Finney Chapel atop a globe.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/timara_50th_kaleidosonic_copy_0.jpg?itok=86aIvF8r)
Writers in the Schools Program is on the Cutting Edge of Poetry Instruction
November 8, 2019
Communications Staff
Each fall, creative writing instructor Lynn Powell teaches a workshop that gives students the skills to go into the community as visiting artists.
![Writers in the Schools Otto Vock Man teaching in classroom.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/wits_screen_shot-otto_vock_19.jpg?itok=xjVH-hk4)
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Presents Cantonese Opera Scenes Nov. 14
November 7, 2019
Erich Burnett
A cultural exchange highlighted by midday discussion on Chinese operatic music followed by an evening performance.
![performer from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/news_story_graphic.png?itok=ajKoCHY8)
Oberlin’s George Jones Memorial Farm is a Natural Campus Resource
October 18, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
The 70-acre farm and food hub offers a sylvan setting for various collaborations, including classwork, internships, work study, and volunteer opportunities.
![sunflower planting students planting sunflowers on George Jones Memorial Farm.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/george-jones-main.jpg?itok=l_SnIE9T)
Hello, Cleveland!
September 16, 2019
Conservatory Communications Staff
Oberlin’s annual Connect Cleveland experience helps first-year students establish ties to the region.
![Oberlin students in a Cleveland park](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/connect_cleveland1.png?itok=aHtreyQW)
Philosophy in the Schools: Learning Through Teaching
July 11, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
A philosophy practicum bridges the distance between teaching and learning, showing that the two are symbiotic and inextricable. The course also facilitates outreach in the Oberlin community.
![Philosophy in the Schools classroom in StudiOC Students sitting around large desk watching professor write notes in front of class. Photo.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/philosophy_in_the_schools_photo_header.jpg?itok=GWI7GoXI)
Immigration in U.S. History Students Partner with Ohio Immigrant Worker Project
February 4, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Students in Shelley Lee’s Immigration in U.S. History course partnered with the Ohio Immigrant Worker Project based in Canton, Ohio, this past fall semester.
![Immigration in U.S. History students 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/immigration_in_us_history_class_photo.jpeg?itok=I764gw58)
Environmental Studies Students Key Players in Cleveland Foundation Grant
December 17, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
With a $120,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation, Oberlin College faculty and students are implementing Environmental Dashboard technology at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland.
![Practicum in Environmental Communications students at the Great Lakes Science Center John Petersen's students with staff at the Great Lakes Science Center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/envs_cle_grant_photo_header.jpg?itok=QCjBysmn)
ESL Classes Ease Transition to New Language and Culture
March 5, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
English as a second language classes provide Oberlin community members with increased confidence around language skills.
![Caitlyn Pinault ’16 Two people sitting at a table work together on English writing skills](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/eslclass.jpg?itok=QtGEbNie)
Home Away from Home
November 21, 2017
Amanda Nagy
New host family program builds connections and furthers students’ sense of belonging.
![Slow Train Cafe A coffee barista working behind a counter](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/slowtrain-dale_preston.jpg?itok=fqZuvudU)