News
Visionary Academic Leader Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
December 16, 2019
Communications Staff
An award-winning teacher and accomplished scholar, David Kamitsuka chaired the steering committee that produced the landmark One Oberlin report.
Ainu Renaissance: Reclaiming History, Heritage, & Environment in Indigenous Japan
December 13, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Chie Sakakibara showcases ethnographic study of indigenous community in Japan.
Oberlin College and Conservatory Establishes Five New Collaborative Programs
December 11, 2019
Office of Communications
Distinctive courses of study draw upon interdisciplinary resources, chart paths toward 21st century careers.
Kwanzaa Founder Maulana Karenga Visits Oberlin
December 10, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
An activist and scholar of Africana studies, Maulana Karenga established the holiday in 1966.
Oberlin Names Innovative Leader as Dean of the Conservatory of Music
December 10, 2019
Communications Staff
Following an extensive national search, William Quillen has been appointed dean of the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College. An innovative, forward-looking leader, Quillen has served as acting dean of the conservatory since the fall 2018. He will begin his new role on January 1, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.
A Conversation with Indie Pop-Punk Musician Sarah Gargano ’20
December 6, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
A creative writing and sociology double major, Gargano talks about what influences her songwriting.
Performance Features World Premiere of Ogonek Chamber Concerto
December 6, 2019
Cathy Partlow Strauss
Pianist Xak Bjerken will give the premiere performance of Elizabeth Ogonek’s chamber concerto where are we now (2019) tonight at 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 6 in Oberlin Conservatory...
Third-Year Hannah Scholl Represents Oberlin at Athens Democracy Forum
December 5, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Scholl was Oberlin’s first-ever delegate to the International New York Times Athens Democracy Forum held each fall.
One Campus, a Million Musical Opportunities
November 23, 2019
Charlotte Maskelony '21
Oberlin College musician Olivia Fink ’21 finds no shortage of conservatory connections.
Opera Legend Marilyn Horne Leads Annual Oberlin Master Class Dec. 4
November 22, 2019
Erich Burnett
Four conservatory singers to perform for the famed mezzo-soprano in Finney Chapel.