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Jasmine Wilkerson ’23 Performs Heart, Lung and Blood (HLB) Research at CWRU Medical School
September 7, 2021
Yvonne Gay
After several life-changing experiences at an early age, Jasmine Wilkerson ’23 decided to pursue a medical degree so she can perform crucial surgeries through medical missions abroad.
Jennifer Fraser Receives Grant from the National Endowment of Humanities
May 21, 2020
Amanda Nagy
The summer stipend award will support Fraser’s ethnomusicology research and interactive digital humanities project.
Zola Barnes ’19 Awarded Newman Civic Fellowship
May 16, 2018
Amanda Nagy
The yearlong fellowship supports community service-minded students.
Bringing Black Spirituals to the Masses
February 7, 2018
Amanda Nagy
Second-year DaQuan Williams honors Moses Hogan ’79 with sing-along program during Black History Month.
Javanese Gamelan Course Makes Welcoming Space for Lorain County Youth
December 11, 2017
Amanda Nagy
Gamelan is not very well known to the general public. A class offered in the conservatory’s new community engagement division partnered with an after-school program in nearby Lorain to teach a new form of music to underserved kids.
Oberlin Hosts Ethnomusicologists' Midwest Conference March 24-26
March 22, 2017
Erich Burnett
Public events focus on a variety of topics, involve Oberlin faculty past and present and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“The Music is There but the Awareness is Not”
March 6, 2017
Michael Esber
Ethnomusicologist Fredara Hadley shares her love of black music, women in jazz, and students finding their voice.