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Best-Selling Author and Humorist David Sedaris Will Give 2018 Commencement Address
April 5, 2018
Communications Staff
Sedaris is a critically acclaimed writer and contributor on the public radio show This American Life.
![David Sedaris David Sedaris](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/david_sedaris_credit_photograph_by_ingrid_christie_ingridchristiedotcom_two_0.jpg?itok=XsSG05g_)
Composer Olly Wilson, Founding Father of Electronic Music at Oberlin, Dies at 80
April 4, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Wide-ranging influences included spirituals, jazz, serialism, and more.
![Olly Wilson classroom photo from 1968](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/olly_wilson_teaching_1968_copy_2.jpg?itok=WSA0ZwIb)
Pianist Ursula Oppens to Perform with Contemporary Music Ensemble April 6
April 4, 2018
Mike Telin
Program includes Jonathan Harvey's Bird Concerto, a rare dalliance with electronic sounds for Oppens.
![Ursula Oppens playing piano](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oppens-ursula.jpg?itok=UNf57ciG)
Doing Concerts for Good
April 2, 2018
Conservatory Communications Staff
Conservatory musicians join forces with a LaunchU venture.
![Jenny Huang and Celina Kobetitsch presenting at a conference.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jenny_huang_and_celina_kobetitsch_launchu.png?itok=KR16gVRE)
Concerto Competition Winners Take Center Stage in April, May
March 29, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Four instrumentalists to perform with Oberlin orchestras in Finney Chapel.
![2018 Oberlin Concerto Competition winners](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/concertowinners_all.jpg?itok=LXh53Jyb)
Grammy-Winner Billy Childs Returns to Oberlin for Three Wide-Ranging Concerts
March 29, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Composer in residence to present large-scale works, perform as solo artist, and collaborate with students.
![Billy Childs Billy Childs photo](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/billy_photo_by_unlimited_myles.jpg?itok=rTBdtMO-)
Homegrown Scientist
March 26, 2018
Amanda Nagy
Being in the presence of a Nobel laureate, a baby alligator, and like-minded researchers helped solidify Naviya Schuster-Little’s decision to apply to graduate school over medical school.
![Naviya Schuster-Little Naviya Schuster-Little with an alligator](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/naviya_schuster.jpg?itok=oXHdq-Qw)
Dang Thai Son Joins Oberlin Conservatory Piano Faculty
March 21, 2018
By Erich Burnett
Famed performer’s appointment begins with the 2018-19 academic year.
![Dang Thai Son with auditorium seats in the background](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/dang13_by_hirotoshi_sato.jpg?itok=s67yud2f)
Entrepreneurial Thinking in the Innovation Economy
March 21, 2018
Amanda Nagy
Participants in LaunchU, Oberlin’s venture accelerator and pitch competition, gain career-building experience.
![LaunchU bootcamp LaunchU bootcamp](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/launchu_bootcamp.jpg?itok=eT35X3mN)
From Public Service to Public Radio
March 19, 2018
Amanda Nagy
A dedicated Bonner Scholar, Anthony Moaton ’17 finds an unexpected calling as a journalism fellow for an NPR affiliate in New Haven, Connecticut.
![Anthony Moaton Anthony Moaton](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/anthonymoaton.jpg?itok=QwV18QR7)