On one of my first trips to Yellow Springs back in the mid-90s, I purchased a t-shirt at Antioch College’s funky campus bookstore. Printed in big bold letters on the front it…
School Counselors: Advocates, Mentors, and Change-Makers in a Complex World
Bernell L. Elzey, Jr., PhD, LPC, NCC Last week was National School Counseling Week, and its theme was School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive. National School Counseling Week, presented by the…
Awakening Courage, Compassion, and Kinship for Justice and Change
I reach out to all of you feeling the weight of sadness in these challenging times. The recent election has left many of us questioning the future, yet it’s essential…
Reclaiming Deliberative Democracy
Aqeel Tirmizi, PhD “We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.”— Aung San Suu Kyi While the basic idea of democracy is generally understood, to set the stage for…
A Post-Election Message to My Fellow Counselors
Cathy Lounsbury As you grapple with the news of this year’s U.S. elections, my thoughts are with all of you as we process the range of emotions this moment brings….
Taking a Stand: Strengthening Our University’s Commitment to Social and Ecological Justice
Four Arrows On June 23, 2024, William R. Groves, respected Chancellor of Antioch University, wrote the following in “Calling for Peace in Gaza and Healing at Antioch” in Antioch’s Common…
Jewish Mourning in the Present Catastrophe
Rachel Kunert-Graf (composed October 2023) The Jewish custom for burial requires that mourners shovel dirt onto the coffin ourselves. We bury our dead quickly. We join the movements of our…
8 Billion Eggs
1. Friday night we hire a sitter and go to the Hollywood Bowl to hear Sarah McLachlan play through her 30-year-old album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. After the opener we sit for a while…
On Marigolds: Untold Stories For International Romani Day
When I was eleven years old, my paternal grandmother took me to the supermarket to buy a push-up bra, a rotisserie chicken, and introduce me to my culture—my “birthright” as she called it.
She said to me, “Now that you’re older, Gracie m’dear, people are going to start caring about what you have to say about our people. People are going to start asking you questions. It’s important to me that you don’t get it wrong.”
To Be a Writer With Grief
Antioch Voices is a forum that allows members of our community to speak about an issue important to them. In this piece, coinciding with Gallbladder Cancer and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month, MFA student Stefanie Paredes considers what it means to be a writer with grief.
International Children’s Day
One of my favorite sounds is children at play. Coming from a background in theater, my partner and I have always valued play. Our kids are both encouraged to do a lot of it, which I believe serves them.
International Day of Tolerance
Declared a holiday by UNESCO in 1996, the International Day for Tolerance commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance by United Nations Member States on November 16, 1995. The UN declared 1995 as the Year for Tolerance…