Oberlin College News

OBERLIN - "Irrational optimism is a prerequisite for success," Dr. Thomas R. Frieden advised a crowd of sweltering college graduates-to-be Monday morning.Irrational optimism would be the only thing to get these graduating seniors through the oppressive heat and out into the big world awaiting them as the 179th class of Oberlin College took the ... (more)

"Irrational optimism is a prerequisite for success," Dr. Thomas R. Frieden advised a crowd of sweltering college graduates-to-be Monday morning.

Richard Danielpour is of Persian/ Jewish descent. He studied at Oberlin College and the New England Conservatory of Music, and later at Juilliard ... The full article includes 3 music samples and is available to Music & Vision subscribers.

I got a London call last week A from a Bob Apfel, a Brooklyn neighbor . It was pretty bold statement, but not entirely out of character.

GRAFTON - It was a graduation day of sorts Friday for inmates at the Grafton Correctional Institution who have been reading Shakespeare and the autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X with students from Oberlin College.About 20 prisoners performed scenes from "Othello" and fine-tuned reports on the lives of Douglass, who escaped ... (more)

The Cloverleaf sophomore decisively won his first two matches Thursday at the Oberlin College District, remaining unbeaten on the season and clinching a spot at next weekend's Ohio prep championship in Columbus.

Toni Morrison, whose new novel is out Tuesday, is also one of 13 recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.

My undergraduate alma mater, Oberlin College, ranks 18th in the nation in the number of science and engineering PhDs it produces per hundred bachelor's degrees awarded nine years earlier.

Andria Derstine, who has spent six years as the top art curator at the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, has been appointed the museum's new director, the college announced today.

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Colleges are adding solar arrays to reduce energy costs, show their commitment to sustainability and provide research opportunities for students.