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Accomplished curator and academic leader to helm one of the nation’s premier teaching museums Oberlin College an... Learn More
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It is with enormous pleasure that I have returned to the Allen as interim director, a position I’ve held on three ... Learn More
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The exhibition The Body, the Host: HIV/AIDS and Christianity was the POZ Awards 2024 winner for Best in Visual Arts. Vi... Learn More
Posted Monday, October 14, 2024
After more than a decade of exemplary leadership, Andria Derstine is leaving her post as the John G. W. Cowles Director ... Learn More
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