News
Examining the Connection Between Climate Change and Environmental Justice
April 28, 2021
Office of Communications
In her recently published book Climate Change, Literature, and Environmental Justice (Cambridge University Press), Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Comparative American Studies Jay Fiskio places climate change within the long histories of enslavement, settler colonialism, and resistance, and examines the connections between climate disruption and and a system of imperialism and capitalism.
![Portrait of Professor Jay Fiskio](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/fiskio_portrait.jpg?itok=1vjwCsqg)
Ambitious geothermal project to make Oberlin a national leader in clean energy
April 19, 2021
Office of Communications
Oberlin College & Conservatory will take an important step toward carbon neutrality this summer as it launches a multi-year, campus-wide conversion to geothermal energy, positioning the institution as a national leader in clean energy.
![Aerial Image of Oberlin College Campus](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/drone_image_of_peters_cox_finney.jpg?itok=Si2L086K)
Oberlin College Joins Leaders From Across the United States Affirming a Commitment to Global Climate Action
December 11, 2020
Office of Communications
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.
![Three solar array panels unclose in grass field.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/solar_array_closeup_0.jpg?itok=LpNdXItO)
Rumi Shammin Hosts Writeshop for Forthcoming Book on Climate Change and and Resilience in South Asia
October 27, 2020
Communications
More than 50 contributing authors were brought together to discuss their additions to the edited book Climate Change and Community Resilience: Insights from South Asia, which documents community-level initiatives from seven countries in South Asia, highlighting how communities have been dealing with climate change.
![Screenshot of Zoom meeting with 22 participants](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rumi_shammin_zoom_shot_2020-10-27_at_12.54.49_pm.png?itok=noc6lXDr)
Oberlin Students Host Earth Day Symposium Online
May 12, 2020
Jaimie Yue '22
The organizers of the Earth Day 50 celebration shifted their plans to make a 10-day symposium of speakers and panel discussions a virtual experience that appealed to a broad audience.
![Students work in a sunflower field by a small pond.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/george-jones-farm-pond_y-gulenko.jpg?itok=wMNENJG_)
Oberlin’s George Jones Memorial Farm is a Natural Campus Resource
October 18, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
The 70-acre farm and food hub offers a sylvan setting for various collaborations, including classwork, internships, work study, and volunteer opportunities.
![sunflower planting students planting sunflowers on George Jones Memorial Farm.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/george-jones-main.jpg?itok=l_SnIE9T)
Combating Climate Change and Exploring Resilience with the ‘People of the Whales’
February 21, 2017
Amanda Nagy
Assistant Professor Chie Sakakibara collaborates with Alaska Native community to study climate change, cultural resilience, and the reciprocal relationships between humans and animals.
![students with professor at Point Barrow, Alaska](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/oberlin_crew_standing_at_point_barrow.jpg?itok=en9Yoh1V)