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Queer Country Singer Eli Conley ’08 Helps Others Find Their Voice
April 30, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Eli Conley returned to Oberlin earlier this spring to perform and lead a workshop on social justice songs.
Calibrating Approaches to Art: Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18
April 26, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18 is working with various arts organizations and museums to show how engagement with art can result in social and political impact.
Education through Performance: Kiéla Nelson ’18
April 25, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Kiéla Nelson ’18 is helping cultivate unique and well-rounded learning experiences for youth in Chicago through teaching and performing.
Life as a Teaching Artist: Andre Cardine ’18
April 23, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Through freelance work and teaching jobs, Andre Cardine ’18 balances life as a music instructor and as an artist.
Alumni Demystify the Challenges and Rewards of Environmental Work
April 19, 2019
Amanda Nagy
In a recent career day event hosted by the Environmental Studies Program and Oberlin College EnviroAlums, alumni working in environmental fields shared their professional pathways with students.
Environmental Studies to the “New York Times”: Hyacinth Parker ’17
April 15, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
Environmental studies graduate Hyacinth Parker ’17 has landed a new job as a sales planning coordinator at the New York Times.
Creative Writing Graduate and Filmmaker: Emily Cohn ’17
April 8, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
A 2017 creative writing graduate, Emily Cohn’s first feature film will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring.
Oberlin Celebrates 30 Years of the Jazz Studies Degree
April 2, 2019
Erich Burnett
A three-day symposium, April 15-17, made possible by James R. ’58 and Susan Neumann, features talks, films, a faculty performance, and an appearance by the Spring Quartet.
LaunchU Awards $46,500 in Startup Funding to Students, Alumni, and Faculty
March 29, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
This year’s winning LaunchU teams were awarded a total of $46,500 in startup funding to expand their entrepreneurial ventures.
Emily Cohn ’17 to Have Feature Film Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
March 28, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
A 2017 graduate, Emily Cohn’s feature film, CRSHD, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring.