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…
Climate Change Is Changing Everything. Meet the Alums Working on Adaptations.
The image we have of climate activism is often one of direct action: scientists chaining themselves to the doors of a Wells Fargo branch to encourage the bank to divest from fossil fuels; Greta Thunberg leading a school strike. But that’s not the extent of what climate activism can be. If we look closer, individuals and communities across the nation and planet are regularly making decisions in their day-to-day lives that impact climate change both today and in the future.
Nature Is Not One Thing, Nor Binary
How a Nonbinary International Student Is Bringing Queer Theory to Environmental Studies
Finding Your Center in the Chaos of the Climate Crisis
Thomas Doherty is a leading expert on climate grief and ecotherapy. These days, we all can benefit from his lessons.
Leading Antioch Forward: A Profile of Board Chair Carole Isom-Barnes
When Carole Isom-Barnes took the job of Chair of Antioch University’s Board of Governors, she brought with her a career’s worth of insight and passion.
The Jewel in the Crown: An Oral History of Antioch’s Santa Barbara Campus
Six voices come together to share an oral history of the early days of Antioch’s Santa Barbara campus.
With Launch of Coalition for the Common Good, Antioch and Otterbein Chart a Shared Future
A new, national, mission-oriented university system is taking shape.