News
She Wrote the Book on BPI
December 20, 2018
Erich Burnett
Catharina Meints helped launch the Baroque Performance Institute. Now she’s chronicled its formative years.
![Catharina Meints](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cathymeints_bytanyarosenjones.jpg?itok=1CZKSOBd)
Oberlin Ensembles to Perform in New York City in Jan. 2019
December 19, 2018
Erich Burnett
Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble debuts at Dizzy’s Club; Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin College Choir pair up at Carnegie Hall.
![Oberlin in NYC (colorful graphic)](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nyc-tour-daily-digest.jpg?itok=0s-safch)
Matthew Wright Directs Premiere of "Everything Is Okay (And Other Helpful Lies)"
December 18, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
Professor of Theater Matthew Wright directed Everything Is Okay (And Other Helpful Lies), which premiered this fall at the Cleveland Public Theater.
!["Everything Is Okay (And Other Helpful Lies)" cast Cast members of "Everything Is Okay (And Other Helpful Lies) posing on stage](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/everything_is_okay_photo_header.jpg?itok=oL-Ztzrc)
President Ambar Endorses Carbon Pricing Initiative
December 18, 2018
Amanda Nagy
An open letter signed by college and university presidents supports carbon pricing as a response to climate change.
![Cox Administration Building Bikes outside Cox Administration Building](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cox_admin_bldg-gregory_pendolino.jpg?itok=xJHTrDWy)
Environmental Studies Students Key Players in Cleveland Foundation Grant
December 17, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
With a $120,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation, Oberlin College faculty and students are implementing Environmental Dashboard technology at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland.
![Practicum in Environmental Communications students at the Great Lakes Science Center John Petersen's students with staff at the Great Lakes Science Center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/envs_cle_grant_photo_header.jpg?itok=QCjBysmn)
Asian Night Market: Food, Identity, and Cultural Traditions
December 14, 2018
Phoebe Pan ’20
Asian Night Market brings together student organizations during a night of shared meals and performances, emphasizing cultural traditions and Asian and Asian American identity.
![Vietnamese Student Association at Asian Night Market Vietnamese Student Association members smiling](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/asian_market_night_photo_header.jpg?itok=o3nqoFhX)
Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Annex Opens
December 13, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
The new space creates a multipurpose home for diverse programming and expanded opportunities for students.
![Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Annex Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Annex building at Oberlin College](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ebnpaa.jpg?itok=wE5a2_8s)
Enlivening Politics: Ziya Smallens ’16
December 11, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
As an associate at West Wing Writers, Ziya Smallens ’16 is bringing a fresh perspective to political communications.
![Ziya Smallens ’16 Ziya Smallens](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ziya_s._headshotjpg.jpg?itok=U0e0PZ-M)
Oberlin Orchestra Premieres Hartke Concerto Dec. 12 in Finney Chapel
December 10, 2018
Conservatory Communications Staff
Performance to be conducted by Atlanta Symphony music director Robert Spano '84, feature cellist Darrett Adkins '91.
![Stephen Hartke photo](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs49487_stephenhartke-036.jpg?itok=dG2rCwZi)
Teaching and Researching as a Learning Experience
December 10, 2018
Phoebe Pan ’20
Nathaniel Wehr ’16 is studying environmental management through classroom instruction and fieldwork.
![Nathaniel Wehr ’16 Nathaniel Wehr](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nate_wehr_headshot.jpg?itok=8s4zqdGE)