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Summer of Justice
May 26, 2023
Henry Hicks IV
Darius Butler explores human rights across three continents through a Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship.
![Darius Butler](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/darius-butler_3.jpg?itok=18aGXsNy)
From Art History Major to Marketing Manager
March 10, 2023
Ava Miller '25
A series of marketing internships and a willingness to be open to new ideas paid off for Jessica Moskowitz, who handles media planning and buying of social media ads for Microsoft.
![Jessica and 3 others at a Microsoft sign outside an office building.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jessica-moscowitz.jpg?itok=_azorR0C)
Winter Term Takes Obies Near and Far
January 9, 2023
Amanda Nagy
Annual period of immersive study energizes Oberlin’s campus—and the far corners of the earth.
![Winter Term carnival. Students play in an inflatable snow ball.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/wintertermcarnival-yevhengulenko.jpg?itok=sJglEjs3)
Oberlin's Center for Engaged Liberal Arts Extends Learning Beyond the Classroom
November 18, 2022
Communications Staff
Located in Mudd Center’s lower level, the new complex of inter-related programs promotes experiential learning and strategic career development.
![The Center for Engaged Liberal Arts Students sitting around a conference table with computers.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/cela-students_1-trj.jpg?itok=rJXp9Iy2)
Marwan Ghanem '22 Receives Nexial Prize
July 18, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Marwan Ghanem, a spring 2022 graduate with majors in biology and neuroscience, is this year’s winner of the Oberlin College Nexial Prize.
![Marwan Ghanem portrait Marwan Ghanem.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/marwanghanem-047.jpg?itok=DkJTeVyE)
Vera Grace Menafee Receives Ping Student Service Award
July 12, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Menafee’s dedication to service-learning projects in a Cleveland urban garden has been recognized by the Ohio Campus Compact.
![Vera Grace Menafee portrait Vera Grace Menafee.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/veragracemenafee-trj.jpg?itok=aiW2YAJj)
Darielle Kennedy ’22 Enters Public Affairs Arena with Coro Fellowship
June 9, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Darielle Kennedy says her coursework and leadership in Oberlin Student Senate has prepared her for her career journey.
![Darielle Kennedy portrait Darielle Kennedy.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/dariellekennedy-trj.jpg?itok=o6nIbyj6)
Watson Fellowship Winner to Explore Grief and Loss Across Cultures
May 2, 2022
Yvonne Gay
Molly Gleydura’s desire to understand the grieving process and gain strategies that will assist families with the loss of a child will take her to New Zealand, Senegal, El Salvador, and Ireland this summer on a Watson Fellowship.
![A portrait of a female college student sitting next to flowers on a brick wall.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/mollygleduraportrait.tanyarosenjonees97.jpeg?itok=d2ea66Jq)
Osama Abdelrahman ’23 Receives Davis Projects for Peace Award
April 28, 2022
Amanda Nagy
Osama Abdelrahman is expanding an organization he founded to connect Egypt's high school students with purposeful extracurricular activities.
![Osama Abdelrahman portrait Osama Abdelrahman.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/osamaabdelrahman.courtesy_of_osama_abdelrahman.jpeg?itok=EJhlw4GO)
Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 Awarded Full Scholarship to Yale Law School
April 25, 2022
Yvonne Gay
After earning full scholarships to nearly every law school she applied to, Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 has decided to pursue a fully funded law degree at Yale Law School in the fall.
![A portrait of a young student.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2022/iesha_phillips_jonathanclark-25.jpg?itok=EDpaqf15)