As the 1960s began, Antioch College was one thing only: a small liberal-arts college with a single campus founded in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1852. But some of the faculty had larger ambitions…
Sherwood Guernsey on Antioch’s Radical Approach to Law School
In 1971, Sherwood Guernsey had just finished a Peace Corps stint in rural Panama…
Providing a Second Chance: An Oral History of Antioch’s Philadelphia Campus
Like many Antioch students, Laura Speight-Reddick ’80 (Antioch Philadelphia, BA) realized a little late that she was not only interested in a college education but also capable of doing the work…
Naomi Nightingale & Janet Dewart Bell: What It Takes to Be A Leader
Dr. Naomi Nightingale ’85, ’14 (Antioch Los Angeles, BA and GSLC, PhD) already had a flourishing career when she decided to go to college. She had co-founded Project Action, a…
JOHN DOE: HOW ANTIOCH PREPARED THE X CO-FOUNDER TO MAKE PUNK ROCK HISTORY
When the California quartet X released its first album in 1980, it upended everyone’s assumptions about punk rock. The twin lead vocals from a man and a woman weren’t in…
JOCELYN ROBINSON: Searching for the Lost Voices of History
In 1964, Jocelyn Robinson ’07 (Antioch McGregor, MA in Cultural Studies) was an eight-year-old girl growing up in Yellow Springs, Ohio, when the Civil Rights movement came to her small…
Visionaries: Mike Metty
A recurring feature on key figures in Antioch History, beginning with the story behind Antioch Maryland.