Why We Are Making This Public: Oberlin College & Accountability

Oberlin College Accountability

We have repeatedly sought resolution within Oberlin College’s systems, only to encounter delays, deflection, and extended harm. Silence is not neutrality—it is a choice that perpetuates harm and diminishes expertise.

Today, we make our experiences public. This is not spectacle. This is record. This is accountability.

We invite the Oberlin community, students, staff, and allies to witness the ways institutional commitments to belonging, restorative justice, and equity were misaligned with practice—and to reflect on what true accountability looks like.

Read the full, permanent statement here:The Restorative Ledger: Oberlin Statement

This ledger holds our experiences, documentation, and requests for acknowledgment, repair, and care. It is living, it is grounded, and it is an invitation to align values with action.

In the Spirit of Restorative Justice,

Kiing Curry & Siir Cole-Chambers