News
Colleges Are Losing Control of Their Story. The Banh-Mi Affair at Oberlin Shows How.
November 13, 2019
Communications
Mainstream news accounts of complaints about inauthentic dining-hall food helped foster the image of crybaby students. But the articles didn’t tell the whole story. An article from the Chronicle of Higher Education reprinted with permission.
500 Musicians Can’t Be Wrong
November 11, 2019
Erich Burnett
TIMARA’s Kaleidosonic Festival honors 50 years of electronic music with a uniquely Oberlin sonic experience. And food trucks.
Writers in the Schools Program is on the Cutting Edge of Poetry Instruction
November 8, 2019
Communications Staff
Each fall, creative writing instructor Lynn Powell teaches a workshop that gives students the skills to go into the community as visiting artists.
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Presents Cantonese Opera Scenes Nov. 14
November 7, 2019
Erich Burnett
A cultural exchange highlighted by midday discussion on Chinese operatic music followed by an evening performance.
Reflections on 50 Years of Africana Studies and its Program House
November 6, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
In November 1968, the General Faculty of Oberlin College approved the establishment of an Afro-American Studies Program for the following academic year.
Startup Weekend Produces Student-Created Ventures
November 6, 2019
Jane Hobson '22
The competition was hosted by Oberlin Entrepreneurship Club and the Center For Innovation and Impact.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Makes Rare U.S. Visit Nov. 22 at Oberlin
November 5, 2019
Erich Burnett
British period ensemble flouts orchestra conventions, embraces the road for two stateside performances.
Connecting Across Campuses: Collaboration Exposes Oberlin Students to Makerspace Culture
October 28, 2019
Amanda Nagy
A pilot partnership with Lorain County Community College blends Oberlin’s StudiOC theme-based, cross-disciplinary learning communities with Fab Lab technologies in the Campana Center for Ideation and Invention.
Biology Groups in the Field
October 22, 2019
Yvonne Gay
Students in Professor Roger Laushman’s Plant Ecology course use Chance Creek Preserve in nearby Lorain MetroParks as their field site. In this course, students work on projects in teams and on...
In With the New
October 22, 2019
Erich Burnett
The Oberlin Opera Commissioning Program brings freshly written works to life on campus.