News
Oberlin Faculty Respond to Unprecedented Challenges of COVID-19
April 6, 2020
Amanda Nagy
From chemistry to politics, exploring the ramifications of COVID-19 across disciplines.
![Admitted Students Coronavirus Course Picture of computer screen image.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/covid-19_admitted_students_course_group_1_copy.jpg?itok=IlnV7h6P)
Bridget Conway Honored as Newman Civic Fellow
March 17, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Students selected for the fellowship are leaders on their campuses who demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities.
![Bridget Conway Newman Civic Fellowship Blond woman standing in tweed jacket standing on street sidewalk.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/bridget_conway_fellowship_2-jack_lichtenstein_23.jpg?itok=I4tylBb1)
Advocating for Undocumented Immigrants: Joanne Lee ’15
March 16, 2020
Jaimie Yue ’22
An English major at Oberlin, Lee discovered her calling to be an immigration attorney at Yale Law School.
![Oberlin graduate Joanne Lee '15 black and white image of Asian woman holding a piece of paper.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/joanne_lee_portrait.jpg?itok=mYubBqlb)
Three Oberlin faculty members receive Ohio Arts Council Excellence Awards
February 28, 2020
Kyra McConnell ’22
Three Oberlin faculty members have been awarded individual grants from the Ohio Arts Council to continue their creative projects.
![Arts Council logo Ohio Arts Council logo.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oac_full-color-rgb-logo-resized.png?itok=HHKOuA48)
In Celebration of Toni Morrison: A Gesture of Love and Reflection
February 17, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Daylong event invites the world to remember the life and work of Toni Morrison on her birthday.
![Toni Morrison bench dedication Woman seated at bench.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/morrison-stool-coleman.jpg?itok=noJB1WR2)
Oberlin College Recognized as Top Fulbright Producer
February 13, 2020
Amanda Nagy
For more than a decade, Oberlin has been a leading institution for the number of U.S. Fulbright recipients.
![Oberlin Memorial Arch A stone memorial in the center of campus.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/memorial_arch_in_spring.jpg?itok=umLNt4Kw)
Dance Like Everybody’s Listening
January 31, 2020
Oli Bentley ’21
TIMARA students compose music for dance... with dancers at their side.
![dancers perform to music written by student composers.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/img_0272.jpeg?itok=mTH722wD)
Practicum in Museum Education
January 31, 2020
Megan Harding
Students get a behind-the-scenes look at the Allen Memorial Art Museum and are introduced to the theory and practice of museum education and gallery teaching as they take their first step to becoming an AMAM docent.
![Practicum in Museum Education Students look at paintings in the museum while seated in chairs in the gallery.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/practicum_in_museum_ed_.jpg?itok=dHYNwSA9)
Shining a Light on Composition
January 31, 2020
Oli Bentley '21
TIMARA students devote Winter Term 2020 to creating light through music—and vice versa.
![TIMARA student demonstrates a photosonic composition using a turntable and lightbulb.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/wt_photosonic_composition_by_oli_bentley_copy.jpg?itok=9BozSKpw)
Staging the Real: Workshopping Neo-Futurist Performance Art
January 31, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Theater alum Joey Rizzolo ’97 teaches interdisciplinary course in collaborative performance art.
![Staging the Real winter term group Four students and professor talk while seated at a round table.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/stagingthereal1-dustinfrantz.jpg?itok=lmLbcPqZ)