Jen Baron ’15 (Santa Barbara, BA) was featured in an article in the VCReporter about her work as the Founder and Executive Director of Amplify Arts Project (formerly Girls Rock),…
Russell Thornhill Featured in Los Angeles Black Oral History Project
Russell E. Thornhill ’13, ‘14 (Los Angeles, BA in Liberals Studies; MA in Organizational Management) is featured in the Los Angeles Black Oral History project with 14 other community leaders. …
We Are the Storytellers: How MFA Alum Ligiah Villalobos Is Changing Film and TV Writing
Ligiah Villalobos Rojas was an executive at The Walt Disney Company, where part of her job was to review scripts written by fellows in the Writing Fellowship Program, giving each…
Tiffany Owens: Collaborating with Others to Change the Arts Education Landscape
Throughout her life, the artist, educator, and Antioch alum Tiffany Owens has been deeply influenced by spaces on the borders that straddle divides. “I am a person who has always lived in liminal spaces—racially, socioeconomically, educationally, and between artistry and bureaucracy,” explains Owens, who today serves as Program Director of P.S. ARTS, a nonprofit that brings arts education to over 30,000 public school students in the greater Los Angeles area.
Charlotte Dungan Named Program Architect of the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamps
Charlotte Dungan ‘08 (Midwest, BA) is now the Program Architect of the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamps, which offer free AI learning opportunities for high school students at various host…
Carolyn V. Hamilton’s Dare to Survive Honored as a Finalist in International Book Awards Contest
Carolyn V. Hamilton ‘86 (Seattle, BA) recently garnered attention with her latest publication, “Dare to Survive.” The book chronicles the true story of a woman deceived and imprisoned in South…
Rosalyn Price English Creates ADHD Support for Adult Students Virtual Community
Undergraduate student Rosalyn Price English’s personal experiences as an adult student with ADHD led her to advocate for other neurodivergent students by creating a virtual community that provides resources, support,…
In Bhutan, Collaborating to Ethically Preserve an Indigenous Bioculture
In 2017, Dawn Murray, a Professor in the Environmental Studies Department and Director of the BS in Environmental Studies, Sustainability, and Sciences, traveled to the Kingdom of Bhutan by invitation from the Monpa people to collaborate with them to document the knowledge of their last community healer, Ap Tawla. Ap Tawla, who was in his 80s, feared that his death would mark the extinction of much of the Monpa people’s collective wisdom, which like a braid reaching back in time, connects them with their ancestors.
Claudia Kielich Publishes Greek Island Adventures
Claudia Kielich ’04, ’06 (Los Angeles, BA and MA in Organizational Management) recently published Greek Island Adventures: Escapades for the Sophisticated Traveler, which includes tales of romance, humorous escapades, charming…
Susie Halsell Appointed by UNICEF to the role of Technical Expert
Susie Halsell ’18, ’23 (Santa Barbara, BA, Online, MA) was appointed by UNICEF to the role of Technical Expert for the establishment of a skateboarding program for street children in…
Shannon Kringen Publishes New Book of Poetry
Shannon Kringen ’13 (Seattle, UGS) published a poetry book entitled Kringonian Pizzazz: KringSPEAK Poetry Goddess KRING. The inspiration for this book was Kringen’s synesthesia, which is when your brain routes…
Jordan Trimble Raising Awareness of Benefit Concert
Jordan Trimble ‘17 (Online, UGS), is a board member of University Settlement, a nonprofit working to improve the lives of underserved communities in Cleveland, Ohio. Trimble is working to raise…