News
Books at Work, In Oberlin
August 13, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
A longtime professor of English and now associate dean of the college of arts and sciences at Oberlin, Laura Baudot has long studied how people read, but now she’s asking a different question: why?
![Headshot of Professor Laura Baudot Laura Baudot](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/laura_baudot_headshot.jpg?itok=Tm82-YrU)
Portals Connect People Around the World in Dialogue
August 8, 2018
Communications Staff
A shipping container, or Portal, equipped with immersive audiovisual technology will be stationed September 6 through November 10, 2018, in Wilder Bowl. The Oberlin College community is invited to use the Portal to engage with individuals in other Portal locations across the globe.
![Shared Studios Portal shipping container painted gold](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shared_studios.jpg?itok=faLtrFPy)
Renee Romano on ‘Hamilton’ and Historical Memory
August 6, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Coeditor of Historians on Hamilton, Professor Renee Romano’s newest book tackles difficult topics in a surprisingly uncontroversial Broadway hit.
![Professor Renee Romano](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/renee_romano_headshot_1.jpg?itok=Rn3oag9G)
Conservatory Dean Andrea Kalyn Named President of New England Conservatory
August 1, 2018
Office of Communications
Dean of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music Andrea Kalyn has announced that she will leave Oberlin at the end of the fall 2018 semester to become the president of the New England Conservatory beginning January 1, 2019.
![Andrea Kalyn](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/andreakalyn-043web_sw.jpg?itok=X-0rMA3V)
Making the L.A. River a River (Again)
August 1, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Professor T.S. McMillin applies his training as a literary scholar to the study of rivers in Los Angeles, California.
![Man with a white goatee and glasses](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/mcmillin_headshot_jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=uj4WyybF)
Exploring Public Health at the CDC
July 30, 2018
Amanda Nagy
Cheyenne Arthur ’20 is learning about drug-resistant bacteria outbreaks during her summer internship at the nation’s top health protection agency.
![Cheyenne Arthur '20 internship Cheyenne Arthur in front of CDC](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cheyenne_arthur_20_0.jpeg?itok=W3_mGVCD)
In Search of Renewable Energy, Andrew Santiago ’20 Brings Plenty of His Own
July 25, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A double-degree student, Santiago has spent the summer working on sodium ion batteries in a research group led by Jay Whitacre ’94.
![Andrew Santiago Andrew Santiago in a lab](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/andrew_santiago_20.jpg?itok=tPjWl-Jk)
Johnny Coleman: From Concept to Creation
July 25, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Johnny Coleman was awarded an artist-in-residency position for this summer’s FRONT International Triennial. This photo essay demonstrates his artistic process for Reflections From Here: Elders of Glenville, installed at St. Mark’s Church in Cleveland.
![Outside the front doors of a church, the artist stands behind a pulpit and faces two wooden pews.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jc-8.jpg?itok=uTF9-jCZ)
Beyond Athletics: New Health and Wellness Center Pushes Campus to “Be Bold”
July 23, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
The new health and wellness center is a campuswide effort to create a larger conversation around wellness at Oberlin.
![Health & Wellness Center Exterior the exterior of the new wellness facilities](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/health_wellness_center_photo.jpg?itok=rQrR5qFc)
Japanese Language and Lacrosse
July 20, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
A love of Japanese culture and language led Kinori Rosnow ’17 to live, work, and play lacrosse in Japan.
![lacrosse players running on field](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kinorirosnow.jpg?itok=9CDQmL0n)