News
JeffriAnne Wilder Named Inaugural Executive Director of Center for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
April 16, 2024
Office of Communications
Newly created center deepens Oberlin’s nearly two-century commitment to creating access and opportunity; Wilder has played a leading role in establishing diversity programs across the educational spectrum.
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Going Above and Beyond Diversity
May 8, 2023
Amanda Nagy
Oberlin’s inaugural HR director of diversity, equity, and inclusion is focused on building an inclusive work culture.
![Kristen Surla Kristen Surla.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/Images-2023/kristensurla-trj.jpg?itok=Xk0N3YET)
Oberlin Appoints Ted Evans as Director of Entrepreneurship and Instructor in Business
March 18, 2022
Communications Staff
Evans comes to Oberlin with 25 years of industry, education, and consulting experience.
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Condemning Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
March 18, 2021
Office of the President
We stand in solidarity with Asian and Asian American students, staff, faculty, and all other community members who have been impacted by recent violent attacks and racial injustice.
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Oberlin College Reaffirms its Commitment to Accessibility with New Scholarship
September 25, 2020
Office of Communications
To help families address the increasing cost of higher education, Oberlin College will award a $10,000 Oberlin Commitment Scholarship to all new students who apply and enroll in fall 2021.
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Oberlin College Establishes Presidential Initiative on Racial Equity and Diversity in Response to National Distress
August 28, 2020
Office of Communications
President Carmen Twillie Ambar and Oberlin College announced today the launch of the Presidential Initiative on Racial Equity and Diversity in response to increasing injustice and racial tensions in America. The Presidential Initiative will elevate and advance Oberlin’s more than 180-year commitment to the education and rights of Blacks in America, and will provide the framework for faculty and students to address issues of violence, police-community relationships, and racial injustices.
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Oberlin College Moves to Test-Optional Model for 2020-2021 Admissions Cycle
April 17, 2020
Communications Staff
In light of the unprecedented effects the current pandemic is having on high school students around the world, Oberlin College is moving to a test-optional model for the next three years starting with the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, and continuing as a pilot program through the 2022-2023 application year.
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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)
President Ambar Endorses Carbon Pricing Initiative
December 18, 2018
Amanda Nagy
An open letter signed by college and university presidents supports carbon pricing as a response to climate change.
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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.
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