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In Conversation with Community

Nadya Bennett views the optimization of messaging and communications as essential tools for positive change. A PhD in Environmental Studies candidate working within Antioch University New England’s Conservation Psychology program…

Laurel Dodge ‘93

Laurel Dodge ‘93 (New England, MS) is the newly hired gallery manager for River Arts in Damariscotta. Read the full story in the Boothbay Register or in the Village Soup.

Jennifer Lovett ‘14

Jennifer Lovett ‘14 (New England, MS) is a Protect Our Wildlife board member and contributed their new bear report, which challenges Vermont’s approach to hunting its way out of bear…

A Problem as Big as Climate Change Calls for Diverse Ways of Knowing

“We need to expand our understanding of the word environment,” says Dr. Jean Kayira, a scholar of sustainability and Indigenous Knowledge. “In my view, environment is really about interconnectedness and the interdependence of everything.” Jean directs Antioch’s PhD in Environmental Studies, and she is a leader in this interdisciplinary field that tries to deepen our understanding of the world – and to keep the world from changing it so much that it’s no longer hospitable. In this episode, Jean shares with us why multiple knowledge systems are better than just one, how dancing on mountaintops can be part of rigorous scholarly inquiry, her passion for the Malawian concept of umunthu, and the importance of planting seeds (sometimes literally) in your own community.

Claudia J. Ford ’86, ‘15

Dr. Claudia J. Ford ’86, ‘15 (San Francisco, MA; New England, PhD), SUNY Postdam Interim Chief Diversity Officer, has been named to the 2021 Millennium Leadership Initiative, a premier leadership development…

Yves P. Gakunde ’12 and ’20

Dr. Yves P. Gakunde ’20 (New England, PhD in Environmental Studies) and ’12 (New England, MS in Sustainable Development and Climate Change) assumed the position of Purchasing and Contract Services manager for the…