Year: 1964. Location: Mississippi. Organization: the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC; pronounced “snick”). Campaign: Freedom Summer. Weeks earlier, three young civil rights organizers went missing. They were among the many…
Chancellor Groves Looks Back on Nine Pivotal Years Leading Antioch
When Bill Groves stepped into the role of Interim Chancellor of Antioch University in March of 2016, he knew he would have work to do. This wasn’t just because he…
A Storyteller and Curator of America’s Unspoken Truths
With a traveling museum and a passion for conversation, Delbert Richardson is sharing “American history through an Afrocentric Lens.” “You look at Black inventions like the Super Soaker, the doorknob,…
Using Skateboarding to Support Street Kids in Bangladesh
Like many big, openhearted attempts to make the world a better place, the first trip that Susie Halsell ’18, ’23 (Santa Barbara, BA; Online, MA) made to Bangladesh with the…
Antioch’s Year of Pro-Democracy Action
jasper nighthawk and karen hamilton Antioch University spent much of 2024 exploring the challenges facing democracy in the U.S. and around the world. The project at the center of this,…
Becoming a Champion for Native Voices
August 9, 2023, was a notable day for Julie Ann Sa’Leit’Sa Kwina Johnson ’81 (Seattle, BA). The Mayor and City Council of Seattle had proclaimed the day “Auntie Julie Johnson…
Seven Alumni Working for Food Justice
Across all its schools and programs, experiential, hands-on learning is at the heart of an Antioch education. This rings particularly true for the Environmental Studies Department based on Antioch’s New…
Message from the Chancellor
I want to open this year’s magazine, “The Democracy Issue,” with the declaration that our nation’s need for Antioch University, an institution that equips students with the knowledge and skills…
Community Spotlight: Bridge Program Creates Tapestry
Over 60 in-person guests and more than 400 virtual participants came together to honor Antioch’s Bridge Program for a quarter-century of providing free humanities education to low-income adults. They marked…
New Board Member Mike Bills Believes in the Power of Antioch
Mike Bills ’20 (GSLC, PhD) joined the Antioch University Board of Governors in June of 2024. His dissertation topic for the PhD in Leadership and Change—“Turning Around Small, Private, Tuition…
Misfit Mountain Provides Lifeline for Animals and Families After North Carolina Flooding
When Hurricane Helene struck the Greater Asheville area on September 27 and 28 of last year, the impacted communities faced devastating losses. Two of those who stepped up to help…
“Those People Naturally Want to Hang Out Together” – a Q&A with Li Quintana
What does it mean to nurture literary community? For Li Quintana ’13 (Los Angeles, MFA), it can mean joining with friends from your critique group, your MFA, and your broader…