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Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 Awarded Full Scholarship to Yale Law School
April 25, 2022
Yvonne Gay
After earning full scholarships to nearly every law school she applied to, Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 has decided to pursue a fully funded law degree at Yale Law School in the fall.
Like Being a Kid Again (and Again)
April 25, 2022
Erich Burnett
Guggenheim Fellow Phyllis Chen ’99 finds creative joy in childhood instruments.
3 Oberlin Conservatory Alumni Win 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
April 22, 2022
Erich Burnett
Annual awards support research or creative endeavors across a range of disciplines.
Winds Aloft
April 22, 2022
Erich Burnett
Theodosia Roussos AD ’16 takes flight as an oboist, composer, singer, and more.
Isabel Pfaff ’25 Illustrates Children’s Book
April 21, 2022
Myles McPartland ’24
Isabel Pfaff has always enjoyed creating artistic work, seeing it as an “escape from reality.” Now her artwork can be an escape for others.
Jane Sedlak ’19 Studies the Chemistry of Wildfire Smoke
April 20, 2022
Myles McPartland ’24
Jane Sedlak graduated from Oberlin College in 2019 with a degree in chemistry and was named the winner of Oberlin’s Nexial Prize. Given to a student who demonstrates academic excellence and an interest in cultural study, the Nexial Prize comes with a $50,000 award, which afforded Sedlak the opportunity following graduation to study art conservation at the Louvre in Paris.
Oberlin Welcomes New A&S Faculty for 2022-23
April 20, 2022
Communications Staff
The commitment of our dedicated faculty lies at the heart of the Oberlin experience. We are honored to introduce the newest members of our faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, and we look forward to welcoming additional new faculty as we prepare for the year ahead.
German Writer-in-Residence Peter Stephan Jungk Finds Inspiration and Belonging in Oberlin
April 19, 2022
Amanda Nagy
The three-time Max Kade German Writer in Residence will give a public reading of his works in English on April 26 in the German House lounge.
Oberlin Presents 'Music of Messiaen' mini-fest April 21-22
April 14, 2022
Erich Burnett
Events to include noon discussion and performance of two mammoth works by the composer.
Conductor Takes His Stand
April 5, 2022
Erich Burnett
How James Feddeck got going when everything else stopped.