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Oberlin is a perennial leader in Fulbright honorees among undergraduate institutions, qualifying 13 students to study abroad in the past year. Named a “Top Producer” of Fulbrights for the 14th consecutive year, Oberlin is third on the overall list of Fulbright awardees for 2022-23—and remains third on the all-time list, with more than 260 Fulbright recipients.
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A crew from Cleveland’s NBC affiliate WKYC-TV 3 devoted a day to filming in Oberlin in conjunction with Black History Month. The resulting piece featured interviews with second-year organist Daesean Lawson and Courtney-Savali Andrews ’04, Oberlin’s assistant professor of African American and African diasporic musics and a double-degree graduate of the college and conservatory, and included a glimpse into rehearsals with the Oberlin Gospel Choir and Djembe Orchestra.
“There is no way you can talk about American music from the 19th century to the present without acknowledging the seismic impact of Black alumni and Black faculty from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music,” Andrews tells WKYC reporter Laura Caso.
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Welcoming new students at Wilder Hall, June 1965
Photo Credit: Office of Communications
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Wilder Hall, which was christened as a men’s dormitory in 1911, has devoted most of its long lifespan to serving as Oberlin’s student union and a point of intersection for virtually everyone on campus—from those participating in clubs to those simply checking their mail.
A multi-year capital improvement plan to upgrade the historic building is officially underway, with work beginning in January 2023. What’s in store? Read on to learn more about the upgrades and how the project relates to Oberlin’s ongoing sustainability efforts.
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Maurice Cohn ’17 conducting the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Photo Credit: Sylvia Elzafon, courtesy Dallas Symphony Orchestra
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Oberlin’s conducting program has greatly influenced the profession by producing both distinguished alumni as well as up-and-coming names. Throughout the course of the program, Oberlin students receive close mentorship and real-world experiences for the rest of their time as undergraduates and beyond.
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Students showing off their new acquisitions at February’s Art Rental
Photo Credit: Office of Communications
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Remember the winding lines outside the Allen Memorial Art Museum two times every year? The tradition lives on in Art Rental, one of the unofficial kickoffs to each new semester, when students procure a piece from the Allen to cherish all semester in their dorms.
Former English major Gretel Smith ’89 shared this memory of her own Art Rental experience:
“The Jennifer Bartlett drawing I picked was pretty big and hard to carry. As I was struggling to get it out the door, an older woman asked me if I’d like a ride. It was none other than Ellen Johnson, who was a prof. emeritus at that time; I had never met her. I only later learned that she was the creator of the art rental program. She drove me and the drawing home that day!!!”
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Photo Credit: The Obertones
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Founded in 1984, The Obertones, Oberlin’s only student-led men’s and nonbinary a capella group, will embark on their annual spring break tour through the midwest in March.
Midwest tour schedule:
Borelli's Pizza in Chicago, IL
Sunday, March 19 at 4:30 pm
No advance tickets or reservations necessary. Donations accepted at the venue.
Water Works at Mill Ruins Park in Minneapolis, MN
Friday, March 24 at 6:00 pm
No advance tickets or reservations necessary. Donations accepted at the venue.
First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City, IA
Saturday, March 25 at 7:00 pm
No advance tickets or reservations necessary. Donations accepted at the venue.
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| Famed Conservatory Alum Returns for February Residency
Emmy Award-winning Conservatory alumnus Timo Chen '93 was invited back to campus for a brief residency in mid-February to present on the history of music and sound in film. Timo explored how the relationship among music, sound, and visuals has evolved over time.
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Photo Credit: Jocienne Nelson
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| Physics & Astronomy Lecture Series Features Alum Presenter
Dr. Jocienne Nelson ’14 was invited back to campus as a presenter for the Physics & Astronomy Lecture Series on February 16. In her presentation, Nelson discussed the use of atomic spray paint or molecular beam epitaxy to grow materials with atomic layer-by-layer control. This enables the creation of stacks of materials and engineering of electronic behavior.
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Photo Credit: Underground Railroad Theater
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| Upcoming Virtual Workshop Unites Former Faculty Member and Alumni
Jamie Greenblatt ’77, executive director of Play Cafe, a Berkeley based playwriting group, together with co-founders of the Underground Railroad Theater Debra Wise ’75, 2021 Alumni Award recipient, and Wes Sanders, former theater faculty member, are hosting a virtual workshop entitled, "Introducing Puppetry into the Theatrical Palette." The workshop will be held on Sunday, March 26 from 4-5:30 pm Pacific Time, and all alumni are invited to participate.
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- Professor Kirk Ormand and David Halperin ’73 have recently edited and published John J. (“Jack”) Winkler’s last book: Rehearsals of Manhood: Athenian Drama in Social Practice.
- The String Room Gallery at Wells College is pleased to present RE_MOVE, a transatlantic dialogue in image and text from 2019-2020 between visual artist Kasia Ozga, visiting professor of sculpture at Oberlin College, and poet Dan Rosenberg, associate professor of English at Wells.
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Rachel Saylor recently published an article, “Optimized derivatization of primary amines with the fluorogenic reagent naphthalene‐2,3‐dicarboxaldehyde toward reproducible quantitative analysis in biological systems,” in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. Coauthors are Paola Gonzalez Quevedo ’21, Elizabeth Rigby ’22, and Samuel Kearney ’22.
- Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Cortney Smith recently published an article, “Communicating Felt Knowledge to Decolonize #MeToo: A Native Feminist Approach to the Sherman Alexie Allegations,” in Feminist Formations.
- Assistant Director of Creative Writing Allegra Hyde's forthcoming story collection, The Last Catastrophe, has been named a most anticipated book of 2023 by The Millions and Our Culture. Additionally, Polygon named the collection a most anticipated science fiction and fantasy book.
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