News
Happy Return
December 8, 2023
Communications Staff
Oberlin was Samia Mansour’s top college choice. Now years removed from her graduation, she chose it all over again.
![Samia Mansour headshot.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs179677_samiamansour-006_lpr.jpg?itok=uYpI7BH4)
Shari Rabin Awarded Research Fellowship from National Endowment for the Humanities
January 7, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Rabin is conducting research that will lead to a book on the history of Jews in the U.S. South.
![Shari Rabin Portrait of Shari Rabin.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2021/sharirabin-trj-news.jpg?itok=s2X2hKP2)
Welcome to the New Home for Chabad at Oberlin
September 21, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Members of the Oberlin community gathered in early September for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new home for Chabad at Oberlin.
![Photo by Yvonne Gay A man asks up a path to a large home.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/chabadlead.yvonnegay.jpg?itok=7TKFVLJp)
Hayley Segall ’20 Awarded Jacobs Prize for the Study of Religion
July 28, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
The prize recognizes one graduating religion major with a $25,000 award.
![woman sitting in front of a pond and large building in the background.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hayley-segall.png?itok=7NrrZfXE)
Sophia Brewer Thompson ’20 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Bulgaria
May 23, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
While abroad, she hopes to learn about Bulgarian language, culture, and landscapes, along with developing her teaching skills.
![woman in v-neck smiling with tree blossoms in background.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sophia-bt.png?itok=VwVeQZw-)
Visionary Academic Leader Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
December 16, 2019
Communications Staff
An award-winning teacher and accomplished scholar, David Kamitsuka chaired the steering committee that produced the landmark One Oberlin report.
![David Kamitsuka David Kamitsuka smiling with glasses gray suit coat and tan tie.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/davidkamitsuka1.jpg?itok=OA_jC_1n)
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.
![performer from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/news_story_graphic.png?itok=ajKoCHY8)
A Conversation with Mohammad Jafar Mahallati
April 2, 2019
Communications Staff
Presidential Scholar in Islamic Studies Mohammad Jafar Mahallati founded the Oberlin Friendship Festival.
![Jafar Mahallati a professor sitting in a chair](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/mahallati_portrait-jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=7s7M67Io)
Oberlin Writing Partnership Brings New Collaboration to High School
February 28, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
New program founded by Liam McMillin ’17 places Oberlin College students as tutors in Oberlin High School.
![Bridget Conway in Oberlin High School writing tutor assisting high school student](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/writingpartner3.jpg?itok=trDu6jew)
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Biochemistry and Ethics
October 29, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
An interdisciplinary module encourages students to think critically about biological and ethical implications of pesticide use.
![Lisa Ryno and Cheryl Cottine two women dressed in regalia at Oberlin Commencement](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ryno-cottine.jpg?itok=WCg_Z3Bl)