News
Oberlin's Cooper International Competition for Piano Returns in 2023
April 7, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
“We are thrilled to bring back the Cooper piano competition and to collaborate with the Cleveland Orchestra once again as we celebrate the best young piano talent in the world,” says Oberlin Professor of Piano Robert Shannon, Cooper piano competition director and jury chair. Applications are due on April 25.
Melissa Fleming ’86, Head of Communications for the United Nations, Returns for April 10 Talk
April 5, 2023
Office of Communications
Melissa Fleming, the Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations and a 1986 graduate of Oberlin College, will return to her alma mater to discuss her career and her...
Dolores White ’54, Composer, Educator, and Pianist, Dies at 90
March 30, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss
A prolific composer, Mrs. White enjoyed a lengthy and diverse career incorporating teaching and performing into her artistic practice, while raising a family and supporting her husband, Donald, a...
Oberlin Students Shine in Theater Design Competition
March 29, 2023
Office of Communications
Proposed renovations to Hall Auditorium top submissions from graduate school programs.
Spring Performances Slated for Winners Named in Oberlin’s Concerto Competition
March 29, 2023
Joshua Reinier
Each fall, Oberlin Conservatory seniors have the opportunity to compete in the annual Concerto Competition, with the top four winners featured in the spring as soloists with the Oberlin orchestras.
Virtual Business, Actual Visit
March 28, 2023
Tyler Applegate
The Obies behind Virtu.Academy share their story in a March 30 career talk.
Getting Organized
March 23, 2023
Ava Miller '25
Former Truman Scholar Henry Hicks' 21 is a D.C.-based writer and organizer working as a special projects manager for Nonprofit Quarterly.
Johnnetta B. Cole ’57 Honored by National Endowment for the Humanities
March 22, 2023
Annie Zaleski
Anthropologist and educator celebrated by President Biden in White House ceremony.
Six Faculty Receive 2021-2022 Excellence in Teaching Honors
March 14, 2023
Communications Staff
The annual award recognizes outstanding teaching accomplishments within the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music.
From Art History Major to Marketing Manager
March 10, 2023
Ava Miller '25
A series of marketing internships and a willingness to be open to new ideas paid off for Jessica Moskowitz, who handles media planning and buying of social media ads for Microsoft.
