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| Johnnetta B. Cole ’57 Honored by National Endowment for the Humanities
Distinguished anthropologist and educator Johnnetta B. Cole ’57 was one of 12 recipients of the 2021 National Humanities Medal. Cole received the honor from President Joe Biden in a March 21 ceremony at the White House.
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All in for Oberlin Contributes to Student Success
Oberlin alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and staff went all in to support Oberlin students, raising more than $1.1 million in student support during Oberlin's annual day of giving. Gifts support myriad initiatives, programs, and scholarships across the college and conservatory. Thank you to all who participated and went All in for Oberlin!
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Oberlin Secures $1M Grant for Food Studies in Partnership with LCCC
The Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities, has awarded Oberlin College a $1 million grant to help launch a food studies program in collaboration with Lorain County Community College (LCCC). Oberlin has received more than $20 million in Mellon grants since 1970.
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President’s Lecture by Associate Professor Stephen Checkoway Focuses on Cybersecurity
Associate Professor of Computer Science Stephen Checkoway, a scholar of cybersecurity systems, presented his research in the annual President’s Lecture titled “Thinking Like an Adversary to Protect Computer Systems” on Friday, March 3. In his talk, Checkoway explained how computer systems control everything from access to sensitive health and financial information to a car's anti-lock braking system and described one of the key tools computer security researchers and practitioners use to secure these critical computer systems: adversarial thinking.
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From left: Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences David Kamitsuka, President Carmen Twillie Ambar, Keith Tarvin, Megan Kaes Long, Ana María Díaz Burgos, Renee Romano, and Dean of the Conservatory
Bill Quillen.
Photo credit: John Seyfried
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Six Faculty Receive 2021-2022 Excellence in Teaching Honors
The annual award recognizes outstanding teaching accomplishments within the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music. The recipients are Ana María Díaz Burgos, associate professor of Hispanic studies; Megan Kaes Long, associate professor of music theory; Bryan Parkhurst, assistant professor of music theory and aural skills; Renee Romano, Robert S. Danforth Professor of History; Keith Tarvin, professor emeritus of biology; and Dang Thai Son, professor of piano.
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Oberlin students Andrew McCracken (far left) and Nelson Gutsch (second from left) pose with USITT's Lee Asbell-Swanger and their mentor, Howard Glickman ’92 (far right).
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Oberlin Students Shine in Theater Design Competition
Oberlin theater students excelled in the biennial Venue Renovation Challenge, an event co-sponsored by the American Society for Theatre Consultants and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. The competition took place at USITT’s March conference in St. Louis.
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2023 Alumni Trustee Election
The voting period for Oberlin College's annual alumni trustee election has begun. All eligible voters will receive their ballots in one of two ways: (1) via email, with a personalized URL necessary for voting, if the alum has an email on file with the college (to be emailed on or after April 4), or (2) in the mail, with a personalized printed ballot (mailed to alumni on or before March 31). For candidate and election information, visit the Alumni Trustee Election homepage, or contact the Office of Alumni Engagement at alumni@oberlin.edu or (440) 775-8692.
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Joshua Blue ’16 Releases Debut Album
Joshua Blue ’16 releases his debut album “Black & Blue” with legendary musician Steve Blier today. The album is a mix of jazz, blues, spirituals, and other songs that in Blier's words “celebrates America and holds it to account.” Says Joshua, “The album is a celebration of my relationship with Steve as well as an homage to the music that raised me before I ever stepped foot into the classical singing world.” Visit Joshua Blue’s website for more information.
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Jessica Moskowitz ’19 Discusses Her Journey from Art History Major to Marketing Manager
A series of marketing internships and a willingness to be open to new ideas paid off for Jessica Moskowitz ’19 in her career trajectory thus far. She currently works for JeffreyM Consulting where she is a social activation manager for Microsoft. Read more about Jessica’s journey.
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Oberlin Alumni Presence at the Oscars
Shane Boris ’04 won an Oscar for co-producing Navalny, which was named 2022's Best Documentary Feature at the 95th annual Academy Awards. Boris was also nominated for an Oscar this year for the National Geographic documentary Fire of Love. Rafiq Bhatia ’10, a member of the band Son Lux, also received an Oscar nomination for the score the group co-wrote for the film Everything Everywhere All At Once, a comedy about a “Chinese immigrant who connects with a parallel universe while being audited by the IRS.” Bhatia and Son Lux also performed on the Oscars TV broadcast alongside former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne.
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Shane Boris ’04
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Rafiq Bhatia ’10
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Katrina Anderson-Little ’17 Named New Program Coordinator
Oberlin's Multicultural Resource Commons has announced the appointment of Katrina Anderson-Little ’17 who was named the new Program Coordinator beginning March 1. An Oberlin alum and former Bonner Scholar, Anderson-Little will play a key role in the MRC’s efforts to create opportunities for growth, healing, and action for marginalized communities on campus.
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- Assistant Professor of Philosophy Amy Berg’s article “Do Good Lives Make Good Stories?” has just been published in the journal Philosophical Studies.
- Emeritus Professor of English Robert Pierce recently had two articles published, “Viola’s Telemachy,” in Shakespeare Survey 75 and “Consenting as an Ethical Act: On the Meaning of a Word.”
- Creative Writing Professor Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers has published a new poem, “Parent,” in the newest issue of Mississippi Review. The poem is from Rogers’s newest poetry manuscript, a poetry collection currently titled Bad Cell.
- Visiting Professor of French Nathan H. Dize published an excerpt from his forthcoming translation of Haitian writer Lyonel Trouillot’s novel Antoine of Gommiers in Transition: The Magazine of Africa and the Diaspora.
- Fairchild Professor Emeritus of Religion and East Asian Studies James Dobbins published three articles in 2022. The longest article, just released, is showcased in the journal The Eastern Buddhist III.2.2 published at Otani University in Kyoto, Japan.
- Emeritus Professor of English Sandra Zagarell’s essay “Why Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: Why Now? What Next” has just been published in New Perspectives on Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: Reading with and against the Grain (Interventions in Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture).
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