Manuel Carballo joined Oberlin College as the Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid in 2017. A staunch advocate for the value of liberal arts education with significant experience in multicultural and international recruitment, Carballo joined Oberlin after twelve years at Middlebury College where he most recently served as Director of Admissions. 

Carballo earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Swarthmore College, where he began his admissions career, and a master’s degree in international education policy from Harvard University.