News
Oberlin Shansi Awards In-Asia Study Grants
December 18, 2015
Communications Staff
Four students will pursue individual projects throughout Asia during winter term.
Honors for Study Abroad
December 2, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Senior Shavonne Stanek receives an Undergraduate Research Award from the Forum on Education Abroad for her in-depth study of fishing practices in Zanzibar.
SITES Set on Education
June 12, 2015
Rosalind Black
The Spanish in the Elementary Schools program celebrates its 10-year anniversary of college students teaching elementary school students to speak Spanish.
Two Awarded Critical Language Scholarship
May 20, 2015
Amanda Nagy
Sarah Chatta ’17 and Olivia Evans ’18 will study critical foreign languages this summer.
Diversify Your Collection
March 5, 2015
Rosalind Black
Second-year Kate Diamond spent winter term compiling titles of science fiction and fantasy books with diverse characters into an online database, All Our Worlds. The staff of the Oberlin College Library agreed to add 100 such titles to its collection.
Finding Their Voices
December 9, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Students in Oberlin's creative writing program find publishing opportunities before they graduate.
From Oberlin to Ipanema
September 26, 2013
Amanda Nagy
A new initiative introduces courses in Portuguese language and Brazilian culture.
Students' Language Studies Supported
May 17, 2013
Amanda Nagy, Liv Combe
A first-year student, a sophomore, and senior have received scholarships to study in India, Jordan, and Japan.
Language Learning Across the Curriculum
April 17, 2013
Liv Combe
In cross-disciplinary courses, professors are using knowledge of foreign languages to take students’ learning of history, politics, and culture to a deeper level.
Sustaining Endangered Languages
January 18, 2013
Amanda Nagy
Jena Mauldin is taking part in the Recovering Voices project, a Smithsonian-led initiative that documents and preserves endangered languages around the world.
