News
Q&A with Vansire Cofounder Josh Augustin ’20
December 7, 2018
Ben Jones ’96
Josh Augustin ’20, cofounder of Vansire, shares his experiences creating music while studying at Oberlin.
![Josh Augustin ’20 young man Josh Augustin standing on pier](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/josh_vansire.jpg?itok=GRTLazeG)
Art En Route to Proxima B
December 6, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Associate Professor of Integrated Media Julia Christensen earned the 2017-2018 LACMA Art + Tech Lab Fellowship. She is expanding on her ongoing art and research project, Upgrade Available, along with NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
![Associate Professor of Integrated Media Julia Christensen Julia Christensen](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/upgradeavailablephotoheaderwilliambradford.jpg?itok=D2LEZudm)
Reading in Translation Blog Shines Light on Literary Translations
December 5, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Oberlin’s Comparative Literature Program was recently awarded management of a nationally acclaimed resource for reviews of translated literature. Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature Stiliana Milkova serves as the blog’s managing editor.
![portrait of Stiliana Milkova portrait of Stiliana Milkova](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/stilianamilkova.jpg?itok=PRLehzUR)
Emergency Medicine Firsthand: Hugh Newcomb ’18
December 4, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
Hugh Newcomb ’18 works as a medical scribe at an Inova Health System hospital in Fairfax, Virginia.
![Photo of Hugh Newcomb ’18 Hugh Newcomb](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hugh_n._headshot_3.jpg?itok=ElkH9KPv)
SOAR Positions Sophomores for Academic and Postgraduate Success
December 3, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Sophomore Opportunities and Academic Resources (SOAR) helps second-semester sophomores create plans for their next five semesters and as well as for postgraduate opportunities.
![Associate Dean of Students and Interim Director of the Career Development Center Dana Hamdan Dana Hamdan](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/soar_story_header.jpg?itok=1Mj1lyNQ)
Consent Awareness 101: It’s Not Always About Sex
November 30, 2018
Amanda Nagy
The college’s first-ever consent awareness campaign promotes conversations that are useful in everyday interactions.
![Consent rock painting Five students in front of a blue painted rock](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/consent_rock.jpg?itok=Pv45Y_XX)
Victor Lau ’17: Kitchen Administrator
November 29, 2018
Phoebe Pan ’20
Victor Lau ’17 is adapting to a new career path by applying his quantitative skills and experience with Oberlin’s dining co-ops to his job.
![Victor Lau ’17 Victor Lau](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/victor_lau_headshot.jpg?itok=vcDravuF)
Creating Space, In Oberlin
November 28, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Alumni panelists who participated in Creating Space: Curating Black Art Now, a symposium hosted by the Allen Memorial Art Museum, reflect on the museum and their experiences as students.
![Oberlin and the Future of Museums Panelists one of three panelists at table speaking](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/creating_space_story_header.jpg?itok=ZP0Y9hcB)
An Obie Teaching English: Sam Bernhard ’16
November 26, 2018
Jane Hobson ’22
Sam Bernhard’s passion for literature and social justice has landed him a job as a high school English teacher at Charles E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina.
![Sam Bernhard ’16 Sam Bernhard ’16](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sam_b._photo_header.jpeg?itok=14lKRqjp)
Students to Curatorial Assistants: Ava Prince ’18 and Emma Laube ’17
November 22, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
In their first post-grad jobs, Emma Laube ’17 and Ava Prince ’18 are working as curatorial assistants in the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
![Emma Laube ’17 and Ava Prince ’18 Four students standing side by side](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amam_curatorial_assistant_story_photo_header_0.jpg?itok=w95c9CAz)