News Stories

Winter Term 2012: Oberlin Business Scholars find their calling on Wall Street

February 07, 2012

Amanda Nagy

For four weeks in January, a select group of students from different majors with little to no business experience connected with accomplished alumni in Cleveland, New York, and Boston. The Oberlin Business Scholars Program is an intensive winter-term program that provides a foundation of skills, knowledge, and contacts to compete for internships in the fields of finance, consulting, and advertising and public relations.

Winter Term 2012: Students travel to Nicaragua in solidarity with local women farmers

February 06, 2012

Andres Feliciano

A delegation of five Oberlin students traveled to Nicaragua this January to work with local cooperative organizations. The winter-term trip was one of a series of biannual trips organized by the Nicaragua Sister Partnership, a joint venture between the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA), and Nicaragua’s National Union of Agriculturalists and Ranchers (UNAG).

Professor Steve Volk Receives Commendation from Ohio House of Representatives

February 03, 2012

Representative Dan Ramos and the Ohio House of Representatives presented Professor of History Steve Volk with House Resolution 244, honoring him as the 2011 Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges U.S. Professor of the Year. CASE and the Carnegie Foundation Advancement of Teaching selected Volk for the award, which recognizes him for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.

Operatic Legend Marilyn Horne To Present Master Classes February 24 and 26

February 01, 2012

Renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne returns to campus in February as the conservatory's Danenberg Distinguished Professor of Voice. Her residency will include master classes with Oberlin voice students, which are open to the public and free for Artist Recital Series subscribers. Classes will be held in Finney Chapel on February 24 and 26, and tickets are available through the box office at 800-371-0178 or oberlin.edu/arseries.

The Tallis Scholars to Perform at Oberlin College on February 15

February 01, 2012

The Tallis Scholars, under the direction of Peter Phillips, has attained superstardom among its ilk." (Boston Globe) They will perform on Oberlin College's Artist Recital Series on Wednesday, February 15th, at 8:00 p.m. in Finney Chapel. Tickets are $12 - $37 and can be purchased through Oberlin’s Box office at 800-371-0178 or online at www.oberlin.edu/arseries.

From Dream to Reality: Pianist Peter Takács’ Vision Comes Full Circle

February 01, 2012

Marina Kifferstein '12

Professor of Piano Peter Tákacs' recording of "The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas" has made the cut for three Best of 2011 critics' choice lists since its July 2011 release. The 11-disc box set has been praised as "outstanding," and is "recommended as one of the finest Beethoven sonata cycles of any year."

The Rubin Institute Inspires Reflections

January 31, 2012

Marina Kifferstein '12

Rubin Institute Public Review Prize participant Marina Kifferstein writes about writing about music. "Writing critical pieces pushed me to logically justify my visceral reactions to the four concerts, and in some cases change my broad scoping views on the field of music criticism," says Kifferstein.

Oberlin ranks third among small colleges for Peace Corps volunteers

January 27, 2012

Amanda Nagy

For 12 consecutive years, Oberlin has placed high on the Peace Corps’ list of top schools nationwide producing volunteers. This year, the college made a big leap, moving up to the No. 3 spot among small colleges and universities, with 24 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Oberlin’s representation is up from last year’s No. 18 ranking with 17 volunteers in service.

Winter Term 2012: "Green" opera theater production uses iPads during rehearsal process

January 25, 2012

EJ Dickson

Directed by Assistant Director of Opera Theater Productions Victoria Vaughan, the Orpheus Project uses excerpts from Monteverdi, Gluck, and Milhaud to retell the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, a Greek myth about a young musician who attempts to rescue his lover from the Underworld. All the members of the cast have iPads rather than traditional paper scores, which they use to read and annotate their music during rehearsals.

Oberlin Conservatory Announces Rubin Institute Prize Winners

January 23, 2012

The conservatory announced the recipients of the two prizes of the Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism during the closing ceremonies on Sunday, January 22. Oberlin senior Jacob Street won the $10,000 Rubin Prize in Music Criticism. Samantha London of Baltimore won the $1,000 Public Review Prize for her review of pianist Jeremy Denk’s concert.