Press Releases
Andria Derstine Selected to Lead the Allen Memorial Art Museum
May 03, 2012
Following a nationwide search, Andria Derstine has been named the John G.W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM) at Oberlin College. She will begin her tenure on June 15, 2012. Derstine had been the Curator of Collections and Curator of European & American Art at the AMAM.
Learn MoreNew Solar Array to Produce Energy for the College
April 26, 2012
Construction of a 2.27-megawatt solar array—the largest photovoltaic array on any college or university campus in Ohio—will begin early next month on college property. The college has entered into a power purchasing agreement with Spear Point Energy to purchase electricity from the array, which will generate approximately 3 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity per year.
Learn MoreNew Solar Array to Produce Energy for the College
April 26, 2012
Construction of a 2.27-megawatt solar array—the largest photovoltaic array on any college or university campus in Ohio—will begin early next month on college property. The college has entered into a power purchasing agreement with Spear Point Energy to purchase electricity from the array, which will generate approximately 3 million kilowatt hours (kWh) per year.
Learn MoreOberlin Summer Theater Festival presents free theater classics for its fourth season
April 16, 2012
The Oberlin Summer Theater Festival has announced its 2012 season: William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Inge’s Bus Stop, and Marc Blitzstein’s Depression-era musical The Cradle Will Rock. The productions will feature professional Equity actors in leading roles and will run in repertory from July 6 through August 4 in Oberlin’s Hall Auditorium. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended. The box office will open in May. Call 440-775-8169 for tickets.
Learn MoreA Beautiful Mind Author Sylvia Nasar Comes to Campus
April 04, 2012
OBERLIN, OH—Best-selling author and former New York Times economic correspondent Sylvia Nasar will visit Oberlin on April 9 to talk about her new book, Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius in Modern Times, which has received rave reviews following its release in September 2011. Nasar’s presentation will begin at 8 p.m. in West Lecture Hall of the Oberlin Science Center.
Learn MoreCharlotte Hopkinson '13 earns Ping Student Service Award
March 29, 2012
Junior Charlotte Hopkinson is one of 10 students among Ohio colleges and universities to earn a Charles J. Ping Student Service Award. The award recognizes undergraduates’ outstanding leadership and contributions to community service on their campus and within their community.
Learn MoreAuthor, Human Rights Advocate Kati Marton to Speak on April 10
March 29, 2012
OBERLIN, OH — Hungarian-born journalist and human rights advocate Kati Marton will speak in West Lecture Hall in the Science Center at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. The event, titled “A Chronicle of a Turbulent Century — With Kati Marton,” is presented on behalf of the Oscar Jaszi Lectureship, which supports visiting lectures in history, politics, economics, and Eastern European studies.
Learn MoreOberlin Earns Spot on President's Community Service Honor Roll
March 28, 2012
Oberlin has been awarded a place on the President’s 2012 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. The award honors the nation’s leading colleges and universities for their commitment to bettering their communities through community service and service learning.
Learn MoreFox in Socks’ Tongue Twister Party: 13th Annual Dr. Seuss Day Celebration
January 31, 2012
Oberlin College’s America Reads program presents the 13th annual celebration of Dr. Seuss Day on Sunday, March 4th from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Oberlin Public Library. The event is free and open to the public.
Learn MoreLt. Dan Choi presents "Truth and Consequences: One Soldier's Fight to End Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
January 24, 2012
Lt. Dan Choi, who led the successful fight against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT), will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, in Finney Chapel. His talk, entitled “Truth and Consequences, One Soldier’s Fight to End Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” is free and open to the public.
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