News
Community-Based Work-Study Program Maintains Connections with Retirement Community
January 20, 2021
Jane Hobson '22
The pandemic hasn’t prevented students from working with Kendal at Oberlin residents.
![Kendal at Oberlin Two people seated in front of a computer at a retirement community.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kendal-zach_christy.jpg?itok=Fqz0t6k3)
'Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution'
January 15, 2021
Office of Communications
On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we look back at the civil rights activist's visits to Oberlin College, and the powerful 1965 commencement speech he gave in Tappan Square.
![Two men wearing graduation caps and robes look out into a crowd.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2021/martin_luther_kingandrobertcarr.arthur_princehorn.jpg?itok=9rSWTRYU)
Oberlin Trio Welcomes Cellist Dmitry Kouzov with Virtual Recital
January 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
January 22 performance features works by Haydn, Schumann, and conservatory alum George Walker ’41.
![David Bowlin, Dmitry Kouzov, and Haewon Song.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin_trio_2021_photos_by_tanya_rosen-jones_for_web.jpg?itok=aLbvdM0Z)
Oberlin Vocalists Rise to the Top
January 15, 2021
Cathy Partlow Strauss ’84
First-year students secure top prizes in national and regional competitions.
![Caroline Carter.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/caroline_carter_24.jpg?itok=3o7JHAV2)
“Decentering the Canon” Probes Historical Inequities in Musical Culture
January 15, 2021
Erich Burnett
Oberlin's February 6 symposium features guest scholars and moderator Chris Jenkins.
![Nadia André, Loren Kajikawa, Imani Mosley, and Kira Thurman.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/decentering_the_canon2.jpg?itok=LqHL-AAl)
Different Strokes
January 12, 2021
Tara Draper '23
Conservatory bassist Joshua Rhodes ’21 pools his efforts with the Oberlin swim team.
![swimmer in a pool.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/joshua_rhodes.jpg?itok=tuqu09kv)
Shari Rabin Awarded Research Fellowship from National Endowment for the Humanities
January 7, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Rabin is conducting research that will lead to a book on the history of Jews in the U.S. South.
![Shari Rabin Portrait of Shari Rabin.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2021/sharirabin-trj-news.jpg?itok=s2X2hKP2)
Discovering a Passion for Science Communication: Lisa Learman '16
January 6, 2021
Jaimie Yue '22
A biology and musical studies double major at Oberlin, Learman is completing her PhD in the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program at Johns Hopkins University.
![Lisa Learman '16 Lisa Learman, wearing a lab coat, stands in a science lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/lisa_learman_crop-news.jpg?itok=gPi2uM7q)
Stanley Cowell ’62, Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Educator, Dies at 79
December 20, 2020
Erich Burnett
Inventive performer played with numerous greats, dedicated himself to teaching in mid-career.
![Stanley Cowell.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/stanley_cowell.jpg?itok=PYqaqmBZ)
Student Brings Expertise to Discussion on Arab Youth and Resilience
December 17, 2020
Amanda Nagy
An international student from Jordan, Marah Ajilat discussed COVID-19-era job prospects in a panel discussion hosted by The Hill.
![Marah Ajilat Panel Discussion Screen capture of an online panel discussion with text that reads Arab Youth and the COVID-19 Era.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/marah_ajilat-panel.png?itok=a1KwU_Xn)