Rosemary Conroy ‘92 (New England, MS) is a wildlife painter and naturalist who got creative with her new firehouse gallery space during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unable to allow guests inside,…
Earth Month: A Time to Take Action and Actually Make Things Better
Sue Byers As we know Earth Day became official in 1970. The intent was to give a voice to an emerging public consciousness about the state of our planet –…
Why Environmental Justice Requires Education and a Focus on Equity
In this episode, Institute for Humane Education founder Zoe Weil talks with our co-hosts to dive into the history of humane education, how to move from being a problem solver to being a “solutionary,” and the impact she believes humane education could have on our country and world – especially as we emerge from a global pandemic.
Students and Faculty Study Ant, Bird, and Moth Communities
Environmental Studies graduate student Kyle Bradford and Dr. Michael Akresh, Core Faculty in Environmental Studies program at Antioch University New England, were featured in the article Forest Journal: Where do…
Landere Naisbitt ‘19
Landere Naisbitt ‘19 (New England, MS) is the outreach coordinator for the Blue Hill Heritage Trust. A recent video shot by the organization features its “Stewards Almanac” series and promotes just…
Donald Strauss
Donald Strauss, PhD, MFA, founding chair of the Urban Sustainability Master of Arts program at Antioch University Los Angeles, was a signatory on the Scholars Warning letter on the risks…
Student Publishes Article on Research of Microplastic Content in Reptiles in Paraguay
Cullen Mackenzie, a first-year MS in Environmental Studies Conservative Biology student, had a paper accepted for publication in the highly-respected tropical ecology journal Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment (NNFE)….
Love of Living Beings Leads to Environmental Activism and Education
As a child, Dawn Murray walked the beaches of Santa Barbara after big storms looking for kelp holdfasts that had washed up on the sand. When she found one, she…
Adonia Lugo
Dr. Adonia Lugo, Chair of the MA in Urban Sustainability, spoke on “The Human Infrastructure of Sustainable Transportation Systems: Human-Powered Mobility and Just Transition” as part of the UCLA Perloff Lecture…
Mary Sutton
MA in Urban Sustainability alum Mary Sutton published had her article “Using Cooperatives to Empower Formerly Incarcerated People—An L.A. Story” published in the Nonprofit Quarterly. Mary is a social activist,…
Michael Simpson ‘86
Michael Simpson ‘86 (New England, MS) wrote “My Turn: Public works – an opportunity for bipartisanship” for the Concord Monitor, “An opportunity for bipartisanship in public works” for the Union…
Antiracist Environmental Leadership in a Virtual World
What a different world we live in. About a year ago, I posted in The Nature of Cities about our thriving Master’s program at Antioch University Seattle. The Urban Environmental…