College of Arts and Sciences & Conservatory of Music

The Boston Globe reviews Joanna Rakoff's (OC '94) novel, which follows the adventures of six Oberlin alums:

Founder Paul Moser talks about the new Oberlin Summer Theater Festival on WCPN FM's "Around Noon" today at 12 p.m.

From Career Services: 24 Summer Internship Stipend recipients receive funding to intern in 8 states + 6 countries:

Lloyd Morrisett '51 mentioned in Newsweek for his role in creating Sesame Street:

Talented OSTF Cast Presents The Glass Menagerie and The Tempest, June 26-July 18

Talented OSTF Cast Presents <i>The Glass Menagerie</i> and <i>The Tempest</i>, June 26-July 18

Theater major Mieko Gavia, ’11, Equity actors, and young theater alums play pivotal roles in The Glass Menagerie and The Tempest June 26-July 18, when the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival launches its inaugural season in Hall Auditorium. The plays are free, but seating is limited. Tickets are required.

Baritone Edward Parks Returns to Oberlin to Perform Free Concert

An Oberlin graduate and Met Competition winner, Edward Parks will open Oberlin’s 2009 summer Vocal Academy for High School Students, a longstanding Conservatory summer program, which Parks himself attended. He will perform a free concert on July 17 in Kulas Recital Hall.

Steven Plank Wins Prestigious Early Music Award

Professor of Musicology Steven Plank is the recipient of the Thomas Binkley Award for 2009, according to an announcement by Maria Coldwell, Executive Director of Early Music America. Plank is receiving the distinction in honor of his outstanding achievements in performance and scholarship as director of the Collegium Musicum at Oberlin College.

Oberlin's Creativity & Leadership Project Commits $60,000 to 2009-10 Fellowships

2009 graduates Michael Fry, David Midler, Noah Goldman, and Sara Krugman have won a total of $60,000 in development grants to begin carrying out their entrepreneurial ventures this summer.

Fulbrights Send 10 Obies Abroad

Joanna Johnson ’11 All-American in 10,000 Meters

College Tractor to Run on Vegetable Oil

Looking for past stories and press releases? See the News & Media Archive.

Fall Orientation 2009

Imaging Rome Through Artists' Eyes

10:00 AM – This exhibit, on view to July 19, shows how Rome and its monuments were seen and memorialized through the eyes of painters, printmakers, and draftsmen from Northern Europe and Italy. Allen Memorial Art Museum.

July 4 Observance

8:30 AM – In celebration of July 4, the College will be closed today. Normal business hours will resume on July 6.

Oberlin Summer Theater: "The Glass Menagerie"

7:00 PM – The Oberlin Summer Theater Festival opens its season of free plays with The Glass Menagerie. In Hall Auditorium.

Summer Concert Series: Heelsplitter

7:00 PM – Cleveland-based Heelsplitter performs its brand of Americana/garage/acoustic music as part of Summer Concert Series. In Clark Bandstand, Tappan Square.

Baroque Performance Institute Faculty Concert

8:00 PM – The music of Handel, Purcell, and Sammartini will be featured in the Baroque Performance Institute Faculty Concert. In Warner Concert Hall. Tickets: $10..

Oberlin Flute Institute Participant Recital

3:00 PM – Participants in the Oberlin Flute Institute will perform selections in Kulas Recital Hall.

Free Family Production: "The Tempest"

7:00 PM – Oberlin Summer Theater Festival presents a series of performances of the Shakespeare classic The Tempest. In Hall Auditorium.

Freedom’s Friends: Underground Railroad History Walk

11:00 AM – New hourlong walking tour showcases Oberlin’s role in the history of abolition and the Underground Railroad. Meet in Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

Credo Faculty Concert

8:00 PM – First Church in Oberlin is the site for the Credo Faculty Concert, one of several musical performances showcasing the talents of participants in the intensive summer chamber music program.

For a full listing of campus events, visit the Events Calendar.