Antioch University Seattle Community Counseling and Psychology Clinic director Doug Wear was recently featured in The Seattle Times. The article discusses the “Seattle Freeze,” which is the perception that Pacific Northwesterners make it hard to form new friendships. From the article:
Alumnus Jeff Treistman is a man on a mission: equitable access to books and resources and a strong school library programs for all students. In 2015, Jeff Treisman, teacher librarian at Denny International Middle School in Seattle, was a key
Dr. Jude Bergkamp is a forensic psychologist and Chair of the PsyD program at AUS. He is involved with challenging federal immigration policies such as “Operation Streamline,” a U.S. Department of Justice program which fast tracks the prosecution of people
Niallah Cooper-Scruggs, an AUS MAEd with Leadership in Edible Education graduate student, and the pastry chef and owner of Sugar Queen Bakery, recently won Urban Impact’s 2019 Sharks at the Beach entrepreneur pitch competition! Urban Impact describes the competition in
An article in The Seattle Times detailed the events of Washington state lawmakers last Sunday in which they approved a measure to overturn a 20-year-old ban on affirmative action. “I-1000 repeals Initiative 200, a measure approved by Washington voters 20 years
By Weston Brinkley, Faculty, Urban Ecology, MAEd in Urban Environmental Education program The Master’s of Arts in Education with Urban Environmental Education (UEE) at Antioch University Seattle is committed to advancing race, culture, equity, and inclusion in environmental leadership. Weston
In March 2019, 12 students from the Antioch University Seattle Masters in Art Therapy, Counseling, and Couple and Family programs traveled to Southeast Asia to experience immersive, advanced coursework and training in Cambodia. The Cambodia course, co-led and co-taught by
Congratulations to Antioch University Seattle alumnus Danny Vuong for being selected as the 2019 Renton School District Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Vuong, a graduate of Antioch’s master’s in teaching program, teaches fourth grade at Benson Hill Elementary School, where
Megan Nyberg always knew she wanted to be a teacher. She also knew she wanted to get a master’s degree in teaching. When it came time to choose a program, Nyberg spent hours researching programs in an effort to find
The Winter 2019 edition of the AUS PsyD in Clinical Psychology quarterly departmental newsletter was published this March. The newsletter opens with an in-depth faculty profile interview with Dr. Chris Heffner, talking about his time as a graduate student, his
Rachelle Mosholder is a kindergarten teacher and an alumna of the AUS Masters in Education program. She decided to attend Antioch after researching programs and speaking to people she respects in the field of education. “Antioch’s rich history and focus
On March 6, a team from the AUS School of Education attended a “Diversifying the Educator Workforce” conference that focused on retaining and sustaining teachers of color. Hosted by the WA State Professional Educator Standards Board and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
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