Oberlin College

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Official University Site: Oberlin College
Location Website: Visiting Oberlin College
Graduate School Website: Graduate Teaching Program
Official Athletic Site: Athletics
Wikipedia: Oberlin College
Princeton Review: Oberlin College
College Merchandise/Store: Oberlin Bookstore

Oberlin College News and Articles

Official Site: Press Releases and News
Oberlin College: Alumni Magazine
Oberlin College: The Oberlin Review
Google News: Oberlin College

Oberlin College Basics

Founded: September 2, 1833
Faculty: Approx 1,100
Undergraduates: Aprox 2,800 (2,200 College of Arts and Sciences, 400 Conservatory of Music, 200 double degree)

Oberlin College Leadership

President: Marvin Krislov
- 2007-present: President
  - 1998-2007 Vice President and General Counsel of the University of Michigan

Oberlin College Notable Alumni

Wikipedia: Oberlin College Notable Alumni
- Eric Bogosian
- Marc Cohn
- Karen O of the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Liz Phair
- Josh Ritter
- Julie Taymor

Studying at Oberlin College

College Undergraduate School: College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music
College Graduate School: Oberlin Conservatory of Music
College Notable Programs of Study:
- Master of Music in Performance on Historical Instruments, Master of Music (integrated, five-year programs in opera theater, conducting, and historical performance, Master of Music Teaching, and Master of Education

Prospective Students for Oberlin College

Princeton Review: Oberlin College Information
Official Site: College of Arts and Sciences Application
Unified Application for Conservatory Admission: Conservatory of Music Application
Admissions 101 and Important Dates
Financial Aid
Transfer Students
International Students

Visiting Oberlin College

Oberlin College Hotels

Oberlin College Official Site: Accommodations
Visiting Oberlin College: Oberlin Inn
Hotel-guides.us: Accommodations

Oberlin College Restaurants

Official Site: Restaurants in Oberlin
CollegeToolKit.com Oberlin Restaurants
USA City Link: Oberlin Restaurants

Oberlin College Transportation

Official Site: Oberlin College Transportation Options
OC Transit: Oberlin Public Transportation Information
Lorain County: Oberlin Public Transportation Information

Oberlin College Student Life

Oberlin College: Student Life
Student Organizations
Housing
Dining
Varsity Athletics, Club Sports and Intramurals
Religious and Spiritual Life
Multicultural Resource Center

U.S. News & World Report: American's Best Colleges 2008 Campus Life
The Oberlin Review: Student Newspaper
Vault: Surveys on Oberlin Social Life

Oberlin College Student Life News

Oberlin Review: Oberlin's New Cafe Revives Mudd Library
Oberlin Review: Four Oberlin College Dormitories Slated for Summer 2008 Renovations
Oberlin Review: Artsy Obies Launch Magazine

Oberlin College Student Media

The Oberlin Review: Daily News
The Grape: Alternative Student Newspaper
WOBC 91.5 FM: Independent College and Community Radio

Oberlin College Blogs, and Forums

Blogs: Obie Blogs
Wordpress: Oberlin College Blogs
College Confidential: Oberlin College Forum

Oberlin College Timeline

1833: Founded by two Presbyterian ministers
1835: Decides to admit students regardless of race
1837: Admits women
1850: Oberlin Collegiate Institute changes its name to Oberlin College
1858: Students and faculty were involved in the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of a fugitive slave, which received national press coverage
1865: The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is founded
1945: Stanley Cohen, who became a 1986 Nobel laureate in medicine and physiology, graduates from Oberlin College
1965: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visits Oberlin to give the College commencement address and receive an honorary degree.
1970: Opened coed dormitories
1988: Created the American Soviet Youth Orchestra, comprised of 100 young musicians from the United States and the former Soviet Union, making it the first arts exchange produced by the two countries

Oberlin College Sports Teams

Official Athletic Site: 22 Varsity Teams

Related Searches

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Guide Note

Oberlin College, a private institution set on 500 acres of land in Oberlin, Ohio, was founded in 1833 by two Presbyterian ministers, who also founded the town. The liberal arts college is known for the high quality of its alumni and for its top-ranked Conservatory of Music, the oldest continually operating conservatory of music in the United States. Oberlin College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association, a group of eleven liberal arts colleges in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, and the Five Colleges of Ohio consortium, which includes Ohio Wesleyan University, Denison University, Kenyon College, and The College of Wooster.

Fast Facts

Established: September 2, 1833
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
President: Marvin Krislov
Faculty: Approximately 1,100
Undergraduate Students: 2,800
Mascot: Yeomen, Yeowomen
Motto: Learning and Labor
Nickname: Obies
Acceptance rate: 34%
Colors: crimson and gold
First football team coached by the legendary John Heisman
9% in-state, 85% out-of-state, 6% from abroad; 55% female, 45% male
Oldest continuously operating Conservatory of Music in the United States
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University History

Presbyterian ministers, John Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart, founded Oberlin College on 500 acres of land donated by its previous owner. The ministers envisioned the site as a place for a religious community and a school. They named the town and school that they founded after an Alsatian minister named Jean-Frédéric Oberlin, whose work as a teacher and instructor in France had impressed them. The college became widely recognized and its standing increased because of the work of its second president, evangelist Charles Finney.

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