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Oberlin Opera Theater Presents "Candide" March 9-12
March 1, 2023
Joshua Reinier
“ Candide is one of Leonard Bernstein's finer works. It’s a piece that transmits both hope and irony, and shows us the remarkable strength of the human spirit. It is a piece that is more of a musical than an opera, and it’s brought to life by our remarkable cast and production staff,” says director Jonathon Field.
He’s Feeling Lucky
February 28, 2023
Tyler Applegate
Software engineer Matt Blankinship ensures digital privacy for Google’s 1 billion users.
Cybersecurity is Topic of President’s Lecture by Stephen Checkoway
February 24, 2023
Communications Staff
Associate Professor of Computer Science is a leading scholar in the field of finding vulnerabilities in computer systems.
Finding a Calling in Oberlin's Writing Associates Program
February 23, 2023
Ava Miller '25
After graduating from Oberlin in 2022, Ryo Adachi began a full-time position in Oberlin’s Writing Associates Program.
Oberlin a Top Producer of Fulbright Students for 2022-23
February 20, 2023
G.M. Donley
Honor marks 14th consecutive year of recognition by the prestigious exchange program.
Trailblazing Musician Wu Man in Residence at Oberlin
February 20, 2023
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Wu Man, recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and a leading ambassador of Chinese music, will be in residence at Oberlin February 24-25 and take part in three events across campus that culminate in a concert with Oberlin College quartet-in-residence, the Verona Quartet .
Conducting at Oberlin
February 17, 2023
Joshua Reinier
When Maurice Cohn ’17 stepped off the plane to conduct the Cincinnati Symphony, he had only a few days to prepare. Strikes in France had grounded the orchestra’s regular maestro, Louis...
John Lewis Talks Jazz
January 24, 2023
Oberlin Alumni Magazine
John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet talks jazz and more in a 1956 radio interview with Jim Neumann ’58, host of “Jazz Hot and Cool!” on WOBC.
Meet Joe Smith
January 24, 2023
Oberlin Alumni Magazine Staff
Joe Smith ’86 learned to meet people through his love of photography. As an Oberlin student in the 1980s, he took hundreds of images that capture—through mostly straight-ahead portraits—the look of an era, and sometimes more.
On the Record with Rhiannon Giddens ’00
January 24, 2023
Oberlin Alumni Magazine
Rhiannon Giddens began 2022 with a starring role in Porgy and Bess, the iconic Gershwin opera often criticized for its derogatory depictions of Black characters. The widely hailed production...
