News
Environmental Studies to Marketing: Natalia Garcia ’17
March 5, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
An environmental studies graduate, Natalia Garcia ’17 is working as a marketing associate at SmartSign.
![Natalia Garcia ’17 Natalia Garcia smiling in front of a backdrop of flowers](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/natalia_garcia_headshot.jpg?itok=bSU9-BsF)
Culture Writing with Sophie Kemp ’18
February 18, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
After graduating as a French and comparative literature double major, Sophie Kemp ’18 has been working at Pitchfork to kick-start her interests in culture writing.
![Sophie Kemp ’18 Sophie Kemp standing against a brick wall.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sophie_kemp_headshot_0.jpg?itok=y-JdUiI1)
A Creative Approach to Journalism: Luke Fortney ’18
January 30, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
Luke Fortney ’18 has landed a prestigious year-long fellowship at the Atlantic. Now, he is working his way toward a career in journalism with a fresh perspective.
![Luke Fortney ’18 Image of Luke Fortney](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/luke_f._headshot.jpg?itok=wagqaLWV)
From Oberlin to Colombia: Dylan Mehri ’18
December 21, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
A politics and Hispanic studies double major at Oberlin, Dylan Mehri ’18 is working for Niñas Sin Miedo, a nonprofit in Bogotá, Colombia.
![Dylan Mehri ’18 Dylan Mehri standing against a wooden panel.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dylan_m._headshot.jpg?itok=1-Cw1-w0)
Enlivening Politics: Ziya Smallens ’16
December 11, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
As an associate at West Wing Writers, Ziya Smallens ’16 is bringing a fresh perspective to political communications.
![Ziya Smallens ’16 Ziya Smallens](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ziya_s._headshotjpg.jpg?itok=U0e0PZ-M)
Teaching and Researching as a Learning Experience
December 10, 2018
Phoebe Pan ’20
Nathaniel Wehr ’16 is studying environmental management through classroom instruction and fieldwork.
![Nathaniel Wehr ’16 Nathaniel Wehr](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nate_wehr_headshot.jpg?itok=8s4zqdGE)
Emergency Medicine Firsthand: Hugh Newcomb ’18
December 4, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
Hugh Newcomb ’18 works as a medical scribe at an Inova Health System hospital in Fairfax, Virginia.
![Photo of Hugh Newcomb ’18 Hugh Newcomb](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hugh_n._headshot_3.jpg?itok=ElkH9KPv)
Victor Lau ’17: Kitchen Administrator
November 29, 2018
Phoebe Pan ’20
Victor Lau ’17 is adapting to a new career path by applying his quantitative skills and experience with Oberlin’s dining co-ops to his job.
![Victor Lau ’17 Victor Lau](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/victor_lau_headshot.jpg?itok=vcDravuF)
Students to Curatorial Assistants: Ava Prince ’18 and Emma Laube ’17
November 22, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
In their first post-grad jobs, Emma Laube ’17 and Ava Prince ’18 are working as curatorial assistants in the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
![Emma Laube ’17 and Ava Prince ’18 Four students standing side by side](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amam_curatorial_assistant_story_photo_header_0.jpg?itok=w95c9CAz)
From Mentee to Colleague: Oberlin Mentorship Goes Above and Beyond
October 12, 2017
Tyler Sloan
Associate Professor of Africana studies Meredith Gadsby and her former student, Caitlin O’Neill ’11 participated in a panel about Afrofuturism during the "Exploring Beauty and Truth in Worlds of Color" conference at Oberlin.
![Gadsby and O'Neill presenting at "Exploring Beauty and Truth in Worlds of Color." Professor and student work together on a laptop by a podium](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs79515_170930beautyworldscolor4t2a0761.jpg?itok=0ctDgYgw)