News
Janet Wu ’21 Earns Oberlin’s Nexial Prize for 2021
May 25, 2021
Erich Burnett
Double-degree pianist to pursue medicine at Stanford University.
Three Biology Graduates Receive Young Botanist Award
May 24, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Renée Geyer, Emily Humphreys, and Michelle Liu received honors from the Botanical Society of America for their achievements in three different types of botanical research.
Megan Grabill '21 Receives Fulbright Fellowship in Benin
May 20, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Grabill will combine her background in anthropology and fluency in French language to become immersed in the culture of Benin.
Nkeiru Okoye '92 Earns Guggenheim Fellowship for Composition
May 19, 2021
Erich Burnett
Award supports completion of an opera that explores the experience of Black women.
Composer, Instrumentalist, and Educator Katherine Young '03 Earns Guggenheim Fellowship
May 18, 2021
Erich Burnett
Collaboration lies at the heart of Katherine Young’s creative existence. A bassoonist and composer as well as an educator, she writes for and plays with chamber ensembles and rock bands,...
Oberlin Symposium Strives for Actual Change in a Virtual Setting
May 18, 2021
Erich Burnett
Beginning May 25, Crafting Change presents four weeks of innovative thinking for teachers, students, artists, and others—all of it free.
Carbon-neutrality project becomes more visible with temporary tree removal
May 17, 2021
Office of Communications
Oberlin’s march toward carbon neutrality will become a little more visible this week as crews begin removing a limited number of trees and bushes, making possible the multi-year, campus-wide heating and cooling overhaul that will make Oberlin a national leader in clean energy.
Meet the 2021 Student Commencement Speakers
May 10, 2021
Communications Staff
Henry Hicks and Joshua Rhodes have been selected to address the Class of 2021 in their commencement ceremonies on May 14.
2021 Commencement Celebrations will be held May 14
May 7, 2021
Communications Staff
New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker will give the keynote Commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of fine arts. The college will also present honorary degrees to journalist, novelist, and film critic Renata Adler, composer John Harbison, and Paul Quinn College President Michael J. Sorrell.
Mark Walker ’22 Awarded Beinecke Scholarship
May 7, 2021
Jane Hobson ’22
Mark Walker, a junior majoring in Russian studies, economics, and mathematics, has recently been awarded the prestigious Beinecke Scholarship, which he plans to put toward a graduate program in economics.