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Eduardo Mondlane (1953), Mozambican political leader Edward Schwartz (BA, 1965), at-large City Councilman 1984–87, Philadelphia City Council; first Councilman with a Pd.D [ citation needed ] (doctorate in political theory, Rutgers University); first Philadelphia Councilman to computerize his constituent services
The Oberlin Heritage Center-Local history museum and historical society of Oberlin, OH, where Finney lived and worked for decades. Finney's Lectures on Theology by Charles Hodge (conservative Calvinist perspective; critical) The Church in Crisis A critical look at Finney's revivalist methods and their impact on the modern church in America
Leader: Joseph W. Martin Jr. ... Arends attended the local schools and from 1912 to 1913 was a student at Oberlin College in Ohio. [1] ... Conservative but pragmatic, ...
Partial View Oberlin by H. Alonzo Pease, 1838 "'Oberlin' was an idea before it was a place." [13]: 12 It began in revelation and dreams: Yankees' motivation to emigrate west, attempting perfection in God's eyes, "educating a missionary army of Christian soldiers to save the world and inaugurate God's government on earth, and the radical notion that slavery was America's most horrendous sin ...
Both Oberlin College and Olivet College were envisioned by Shipherd to be idealistic, Christian communities based on a simple lifestyle, manual labor, and working for the betterment of the community and mankind. Under Shipherd's leadership, Oberlin College set important precedents of admitting both men and women without regard for race.
The President of Oberlin College is the chief administrator of both Oberlin College and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. [1] Each is appointed by and is responsible to the other members of that body, who delegate to him or her the day-to-day running of the university. The current incumbent is Carmen Twillie Ambar. [2]
Asa Mahan (/ ˈ eɪ s ə m ə ˈ h æ n /; November 9, 1799 – April 4, 1889) was a U.S. Congregational clergyman and educator and the first president of both the Oberlin Collegiate Institute (later Oberlin College) and Adrian College. He described himself as "a religious teacher and an instructor of youth". [1]: iii
Carmen Twillie Ambar (born July 3, 1968) [1] is an American attorney, academic, and the current president of Oberlin College in Ohio. She was appointed to the post in May 2017. In 2002, she became the ninth woman to lead Douglass College and the youngest dean in its history. [2]