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“It was really amazing going into the community and performing an art form that they probably haven't seen before,” second-year voice major Ella Vaugn said, “Teachers would tell us that they've never seen their students so engaged.”

Oboist Meera Bhatia ’23 and flutist Emily Nixon ’23 visited local hospital and nursing homes over the past academic year, commissioning and premiering a piece by Jeff Scott through the Gletherow-Young-Deppman Project Award.

While serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Mexico this fall, Johan Cavert ’20 also plans to provide support to asylum seekers and refugees.

The pandemic hasn’t prevented students from working with Kendal at Oberlin residents.

December 12, 2020, marks the five-year anniversary of the world coming together to sign on to the Paris Agreement for global climate action. To commemorate this moment, Oberlin College has joined more than one thousand leaders from local governments, businesses, tribal communities, and other institutions across the country as a signatory of the ‘‘America Is All In’’ joint statement.

A jazz guitarist, Morales piloted a performance in residence program in Oberlin’s health spaces.

Oberlin students lead ‘‘Gratitude Challenge’’ with area hospital and children.

During the temporary closure of the museum, staff have embraced the challenge of moving education online. In the process, they are finding silver linings, including a broader audience for their programming and fewer constraints on how to present artwork.

Students selected for the fellowship are leaders on their campuses who demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities.

Former inmates who participated in an innovative prison theater program are recognized for their return to society.