F R ESH PERSPECTIVES OBERLIN’S NEWLY TENURED FACULTY SHARE WHAT THEY’VE BEEN LEARNING. 30
In June 2023, Oberlin awarded tenure to 13 faculty members across the college and conservatory. Because this group represents diverse areas of study, we asked them: What’s the most surprising or interesting thing you’ve discovered in your research? (Conservatory faculty also had the option to consider the question through the lens of performance.) Their answers ended up being fascinating, thoughtful, intellectually surprising, and uniformly illuminating—qualities that happen to be hallmarks of an Oberlin education as well. —Annie Zaleski