Tyler Applegate

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 11th October 2023

Lab Crawl: It’s Not Just for Scientists

Have you ever peeked through a lab’s open door on your way to class and wondered about the research happening inside? Maybe you've heard students talk in passionate terms about the work they’re taking on with their faculty mentors? Oberlin’s Lab Crawl, which happens in buildings throughout campus on Friday, October 27, is where your curiosity turns into opportunity.

Initially fashioned as a celebration of Oberlin science, Lab Crawl is an annual autumn open house that welcomes informal drop-ins

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 26th September 2023

Stitches to Startup

In the midst of a pandemic, while many were seeking solace in newfound hobbies, Andrea Muliawan ’26 was weaving her passion into a burgeoning online business: Andrea's Fiber Arts. The initiative began with a crochet needle, thread, and a profound sense of creativity.

As Muliawan’s designs took shape, so did her entrepreneurial spirit. With the support of a Burton D. Morgan Microgrant, Muliawan realized how this small business could turn into a lifelong side gig. On September 27, the second-year

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 19th September 2023

Change Agent

Jesse Kohler ’16 set foot in Oberlin with a dream of baseball stardom. But like the unpredictable curveballs he threw from the mound, life directed him toward a path of public service, and the baseball enthusiast evolved into a beacon for community and national advocacy that took shape through his major in law and society.

Kohler hails from the outskirts of Philadelphia, where he was intimately exposed to the challenges many families face in raising children and making ends meet. Witnessing the

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 13th September 2023

College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Faculty for 2023-24

Barclay specializes in the nexus of performance and politics. With expertise in intimacy directing, queer and trans performance, and theater history, his work emphasizes consensual and trauma-informed approaches.
• MA in Near Eastern Studies, New York University Berkman is a political scientist with expertise in American Jewish history, race and ethnicity, and the Israel-Palestine conflict. His research delves into the role of philanthropic federations in shaping American Jewish political infras

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 28th August 2023

In the Path of Disaster

“My goals have always been to find how to pursue public service through science,” says Monica Dix ’20, whose Oberlin majors in geology and politics set the stage for exactly such a career path.

Dix’s journey has been marked by a keen interest in the intersections of natural disasters, governance, and societal resilience. Her quest to understand these complex dynamics led her to the doors of the Environmental Protection Agency in Chicago, where she’s been putting her degree to use on environment

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 20th July 2023

All About Balance

Christopher Ayoub got his first taste of research in the biology labs of Oberlin. By the summer after his sophomore year, he had secured an internship researching circadian rhythms at the University of Texas Health Science Center. The following summer, he was investigating bone formation at Washington University in St. Louis.

Each time, he returned to Oberlin to push his research further under the guidance of biology professor Maureen Peters. Their work together led directly to Ayoub’s first jo

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 27th June 2023

Voice of Experience

Véronique Harris ’23 chose to attend Oberlin because of its history of progressive firsts and its deeply ingrained commitment to activism. During her time on campus, she deepened her own commitment to social justice and public service with a double major in Africana studies and law and society.

Harris’ lifelong interest in public-service law has culminated in her receiving the prestigious William H. Gates Public Service Law Scholarship. Named for the former prominent attorney, philanthropist, a

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 20th June 2023

Health for All

But the impact of Giffith’s experience extends far beyond the daily tasks she performed. From her clinic co-workers, and particularly Weems, she came away reassured by a field that had previously left her feeling discouraged. “One of the things I find both interesting and disheartening about the health-care industry is the amount of medical gaslighting and trauma people experience upon entering a doctor's office,” she says.

Nuances of human interaction are central to Griffith’s Oberlin studies

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 16th June 2023

South-of-the-Border Second Home

Anna Sheik makes no secret of her love of languages, teaching, and culture.

Born in Philadelphia, she spent a transformative year in Cuernavaca, Mexico, prior to beginning studies at Oberlin. The gap year presented immense challenges: After all, she had studied German—not Spanish—throughout middle school and high school. Yet Sheik immersed herself in the culture: enrolling in a local school, living with a host family, and forging enduring bonds.

“When I first arrived in Mexico, I didn’t speak

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 19th May 2023

Teachable Moments

For Zamora, the process of applying for a Fulbright was instrumental in sorting out his aspirations.

“I started to think about what I wanted to do after I graduate,” he says. “The main answer I had was that I wanted to live abroad and immerse myself in a new culture—experiencing intercultural exchange has become a main life goal of mine.” Zamora got his first taste of this goal when he studied away in Amsterdam during his junior year. A year later, he accepted his Fulbright award with an opport

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 5th May 2023

Taking Passion to the Pavement

Oberlin’s Bonner Scholars program has been connecting classrooms to communities for more than 30 years. Operated by the Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research and supported by the national Bonner Foundation, the scholars program provides four-year community service scholarships to approximately 60 Oberlin students who are the first in their families to attend college or come from underrepresented populations. Bonner Scholars participate in intensive, developmental c

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 27th April 2023

One Big Service-Oriented Family

Oberlin’s Bonner Scholars program has been connecting classrooms to communities since 1993. Operated by the Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research and supported by the national Bonner Foundation, the scholars program provides four-year community service scholarships to approximately 60 Oberlin students who are the first in their families to attend college or come from underrepresented populations. Bonner Scholars participate in intensive, developmental community-eng

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 18th April 2023

From Classroom to Community (and Back Again)

Oberlin’s Bonner Scholars program has been connecting classrooms to communities for more than 30 years. Operated by the Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research and supported by the national Bonner Foundation, the scholars program provides four-year community service scholarships to approximately 60 Oberlin students who are the first in their families to attend college or come from underrepresented populations. Bonner Scholars participate in intensive, developmental c

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 14th April 2023

‘Rainbow’ Connections

Amara Granderson ’17 was all of 9 years old when she first took to the stage. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she’d been exposed to theater throughout her childhood on outings to the city with her family. One of those trips came in 2013, when she experienced a performance of Shakespeare’s iconic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, staged by a director named Justin Emeka.

So when Granderson arrived at Oberlin as a first-year student in the autumn, it was no surprise that she found herself drawn ba

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 28th March 2023

Virtual Business, Actual Visit

When we last heard from Bryan Rubin and Ben Steger, the 2018 Oberlin grads and business partners had seen their 2018 venture—the online music education platform Virtu.Academy—soar in response to global pandemic restrictions on in-person learning. Each month, more than 5,000 virtual lessons were delivered by eminently qualified instructors—think Cleveland Orchestra musicians, and even Grammy winners—to students everywhere.

Since then, the world has gradually eased back into in-person education,

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 1st March 2023

How Biostatistical Analysts Are Born

Ian Dinsmore ’19 studied mathematics and physics at Oberlin while earning all-conference honors as a pitcher on the baseball team. By his senior year, he developed a passion for analytics that inspired him to pursue a master’s degree in business analytics from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland. A Pennsylvania native, Dinsmore later returned home to the borough of Danville, where he works as a biostatistical analyst for Geisinger Health Systems—the sa

Oberlin College and Conservatory • 28th February 2023

He’s Feeling Lucky

Matt Blankinship ’17 is a cybersecurity expert who began his career at Amazon before joining another tech giant: Google. Passionate about data privacy in this digital age, Blankinship works to improve security measures for a variety of Google products. His interest in the field intensified through his computer science studies at Oberlin. Blankinship’s time here also included musical pursuits: He joined the percussion ensemble Oberlin College Taiko and created his own duo with a classmate.

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