Announcing the New Cohort of Shansi Fellows!
Five Oberlin seniors and two recent alumni have been selected as new Shansi Fellows for 2020. These talented, adventurous, and engaged Obies will work with Shansi’s partner NGOs and universities in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan.
The Fellows' Instagram takeover is underway!
We're almost halfway done with the latest Fellow Takeover of our Instagram! Since early September, Fellows in Taigu, Tokyo, Banda Aceh, Madurai, Beijing, & Machida have been sharing snapshots of their daily lives. We've decided to share a few screenshots of recent posts.
Story on Set: Year One of the Independent Fellowship
Every year, our Fellows share "Stories from the Field." These updates on their Fellowship experience have been presented as non-fiction essays, creative writing pieces, comic strips, and collections of personal anecdotes. And now we have a video!
Join us in welcoming our 2019-2021 India Fellows
Please join us in welcoming our 2019-2021 India Fellows Kate Little '19 (December) going to Lady Doak College in Madurai and Kiran Melnyk '17 going to Jagori Grameen in Himachal Pradesh.
Join us in welcoming our new China Fellows
Please join us in welcoming our new China fellows Mackenzie Lew ’19 going to Beijing Normal University and Le’Priya White ’19 going to Shanxi Agricultural University!
Past Taigu Fellow to give Poetry Reading on 2/22
This Thursday (February 22), come here a poetry reading by Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers, Oberlin '07 and Shansi Fellow to Taigu, China from 2007 to 2009.
Introducing the 2017 Shansi Fellows
Eight Obies are about to embark on their Shansi journey! The newly selected Fellows are Peter D’Auria ’14 (not pictured), Lyric Grimes ’17, Olivia Hay ‘17, Kayla Johnston-Mitchell ’17, Brendan Nuse ’17, Hyacinth Parker ’17, Franklin Sussman ‘17, and Aliya Tuzhilin ’17. The Fellows will spend one to two years living and working at Shansi’s partner institutions in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan.
Stories from the Field From Current Fellows
Find out what our Fellows have been up to in their sites by reading stories from the field! Highlights include running a marathon in Jakarta, climbing a mountain in northern India, learning how to play the Koto in Japan, practicing softball in China, and much more.
Patrick Gilfether ’15 Collaborates with GeRAM on Leuser Ecosystem Awareness through Film
When Shansi Fellow Patrick Gilfether ’15 is not teaching at Syiah Kuala University, he is busy filming the world around him.