The 184-year-old institution selected Carmen Ambar from a pool of 150 applicants. Oberlin College names Carmen Ambar as its new president—the first African-American to hold the position in the Ohio college’s 184-year history, News 5 Cleveland reported. The presidential search committee was impressed with Ambar’s “deep commitment to helping students see their potential in […]
OBERLIN, OH (WOIO) – “I want to congratulate the Oberlin Class of 2015! You all have worked so hard to make it to this moment,” said Mrs. Obama. First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address at Oberlin College Memorial Day. This year Oberlin College celebrates 50th anniversary of the commencement address presented by the […]
Lucy Stanton Day Sessions is considered by some historians the first Black woman to graduate from a four-year college in 1850. Although another pioneer, Mary…
Oberlin College cancels classes to address racial incidents By Laura Ly, CNN (CNN) — Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college’s Afrikan Heritage House. The sighting of the person wearing a white hood and robe was reported early Monday […]
OBERLIN, OH (WOIO) – Classes at Oberlin College were canceled on Monday after several hate-related incidents. Students say that for the past several months, there have been flyers posted around campus degrading African Americans and homosexuals. Early Monday morning, there was a report of a person wearing a KKK outfit on campus. The incident remains […]