News
A Conversation with Baron Pineda
October 17, 2018
Communications Staff
A cultural anthropologist specializing in human rights and indigenous peoples, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Baron Pineda is one of seven scholars advising Facebook on the challenges of enforcing community standards.
![Baron Pineda Baron Pineda seated for portrait](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/baronpineda-jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=QD-P_YlP)
Making the L.A. River a River (Again)
August 1, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor T.S. McMillin applies his training as a literary scholar to the study of rivers in Los Angeles, California.
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Faculty Profile: John Duca, Professor of Economics
May 18, 2018
Grace Blinkoff '20
Danforth-Lewis Professor of Economics John Duca joined the college’s faculty this spring after supervising macroeconomics and finance research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
![Professor of Economics John Duca Professor John Duca](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs85476_johnduca-005.jpg?itok=Y0lTbaLR)
Matthew Wright Brings Angels to Life
May 14, 2018
Chloe Vassot ’18
The Oberlin community had the opportunity to see Angels in America, the two-part, award-winning play that centers on New York City during the 1980s AIDS crisis. Producing this play has long been an ambition of Professor of Theater Matthew Wright.
![Matthew Wright’s production of Angels in America four people in white shirts who are part of Angels in America play](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs88308_img_8239.jpg?itok=BLdCDJX1)
Artist Johnny Coleman Finds Inspiration Off the Beaten Path
March 12, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Johnny Coleman is one of the six Cleveland-based artists selected to participate in an artist-in-residency program at The Madison as part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.
![Johnny Coleman Johnny Coleman](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/johnny_coleman_story.jpg?itok=EPVEkrWA)
Q&A with “What is Sanctuary?” Panelists
February 8, 2018
Communications Staff
The concept of sanctuary is often part of today’s discussions about immigration, but the idea of providing sanctuary has ancient roots. Learn about the different meanings and practices during “What is Sanctuary?” on Tuesday, February 13.
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A Conversation with KJ Cerankowski
January 11, 2018
Communications Staff
KJ Cerankowski, assistant professor of gender, sexuality, and feminist studies (GSFS) and comparative American studies (CAS), discusses one pivotal experience in a feminist bookstore, asexuality, and the value of GSFS and CAS in a variety of careers.
![KJ Cerankowski KJ Cerankowski](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kjcerankowski-web.jpg?itok=iFtvWjZC)
A Conversation with Associate Professor of Neuroscience Tracie Paine
December 19, 2017
Office of Communications
Since 2009, students in Paine’s lab have been conducting research on mental health conditions.
![Tracie Paine Associate Professor Tracie Paine](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/tracie_paine_portrait-yingran_zhang_16.jpg?itok=55hrDxvH)
Toni Morrison’s Artistry Drives Faculty Film, ‘The Foreigner’s Home’
December 15, 2017
Amanda Nagy
Documentary raises candid and timely questions about what it means to be a foreigner.
![Toni Morrison at the Louvre Toni Morrison](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/toni_morrison_louvre.jpg?itok=2XDZLboO)
Art from the North Coast to the West Coast
December 7, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
From Cleveland to Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Integrated Media Art Julia Christensen is captivating the art world with her use of technology to explore large concepts and systems.
![Julia Christensen Julia Christensen standing on the ferry to South Bass Island](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/julia_christensen_web.jpg?itok=zl8bfNcp)