Antioch University was established in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. From the start it has worked to live up to its founding principles of equity and social justice. Originally serving solely undergraduates, until 1978 it was known as Antioch College.
Quilting a Community of Hope and Justice
I call Claudia J. Ford ’86, ’15 (Antioch College, MBA) in Health Administration and Antioch New England, PhD in Environmental Studies) on a weekday morning. The first thing that strikes me is the calm, silky timbre of her voice.
Growing Resiliency—and Food
“When we stop communities from being able to grow their food, we create a cycle of dependency.”
The Importance of Writing When the World Wishes You Wouldn’t
Wendy Ortiz came to Antioch as a young person with an important story to excavate. She found literary mentorship, a psychology career, and even lifelong partnership. But that doesn’t mean the rest has been simple.
At the Intersection of Activism and Career
Alumni Deb Moy, Max Golding and Isais Narvaez talk to the Seed Field podcast about centering activism in their lives and careers.
Making the Streets Safer—For Bikes, Walkers, and Kids
Growing up in Los Angeles, Yolanda Davis-Overstreet ’18 (Antioch Los Angeles, MA in Urban Sustainability) spent the ubiquitous sunny afternoons of her childhood pedaling up and down city sidewalks.
From Library to Submarine and Back Again
Getting kids reading takes more than a little doing—it requires making the library somewhere students want to be.
Online-Only Extra: Antioch Under the Bodhi Tree
In 2012, I graduated from college, and that fall I took a small surplus of student loan money and traveled to India.
Online-Only Extra: Looking Back as a Librarian
When I started my position as a librarian in early 2020, I didn’t know much about the history of Antioch University.
Honoring Parents and Helping Veterans Access Higher Education
With establishment of Social Courage Award, Steve Crandall builds on his family’s legacy of service and study.
Victoria Chang Brings in New Voices as NYT Magazine Poetry Editor
When Victoria Chang started as the Poetry Editor for The New York Times Magazine this year, the first thing she did doesn’t sound very poetic—she made a spreadsheet.