David Sobel, core faculty in AUNE’s Dept of Education, is a regular contributor to the Community Works Journal. In this article, Swimming Upstream Against the Current: Changing the School Improvement Paradigm, David illustrates how Crellin Elementary School in Oakland, Maryland, effectively implemented a place-based education approach and became the number one elementary school in Maryland.

Antioch Spotlight: MFA in Creative Writing Alum Leslie Lehr
Many writers dream of having their book developed into a TV show. For Leslie Lehr, a 2005 alum of the Antioch MFA in Creative Writing, this dream is coming true. Her 2021 memoir A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me… and You was optioned by HBO Max Comedy.