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What’s happening with Antioch’s Alumni, Faculty, and Staff

  • Atim Eneida George Collaborates with Leaders from Keur Maba Diakhou Society

    Atim Eneida George ‘20 (GSLC, PhD) is an artist, educator, storyteller, and transformational speaker. George recently traveled to Senegal on May 18, 2024, as part of Winrock International’s Farmer-to-Farmer program. Winrock International is an implementing partner to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). During this trip, she had the opportunity to collaborate with a…

  • Paula Lowe Impacts Caregivers Worldwide with her Publications

    Paula Lowe’s ’24 (GLSC, PhD) book CarePooling: How to Get the Help You Need to Care for the Ones You Love has been recognized as a valuable resource by the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center to support cancer caregivers. It was recently featured at the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative’s annual statewide Care for the Cancer…

  • Lize Booysen Elected to International Research Advisory Board of GIBS Business School

    PhD in Leadership and Change Professor of Organizational Behavior Lize Booysen, DBL, has been elected to the International Research Advisory Board of GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science) at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. GIBS is committed to advancing world-class business practices across the continent and globally. With a focus on…

  • Fayth Parks Participates in Video Recordings of Coalition to Name Susie King Taylor Square

    Fayth Parks, PhD, Graduate School of Leadership and Change, recently participated in history-makers video recordings of Coalition to Name Susie King Taylor Square members in Savannah Georgia. After 170 years, the Savannah City Council voted to change the name of the square formerly named after John C. Calhoun who was an advocate for keeping slavery,…

  • Cara Meixner Receives Two Honors from James Madison University

    Cara Meixner ’08 (GSLC, PhD) received the James Madison University Graduate Student Association Impact Award, chosen by students to honor an exemplary teacher, mentor, or advisor. Meixner also received the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Learning Improvement which is presented each year to faculty and staff who have made extraordinary contributions to the University. Learn…

  • Reverend Tawana Angela Davis Appears on Podcast “No Longer Silent: Patient Access Stories”

    Reverend Tawana Angela Davis ’21 (GSLC, PhD) shares her eight-year journey battling metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer in the podcast series entitled No Longer Silent: Patient Access Stories, which amplifies the voices of real patients navigating the murky waters of the American healthcare system. Throughout her journey, she emphasized the importance of community support, self-advocacy, and…

  • Jen Baron’s Amplify Arts Project Empowers Young Women Through Music and Arts

    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), a renowned music and arts camp for girls and young women. While a student at Antioch University in Santa Barbara, she was asked to present…

  • Philomena Essed’s Work Provides the Foundation for the Film “Everyday Dignity”

    Philomena Essed, PhD, Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Leadership Studies at Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change, is renowned for her groundbreaking research and teaching on everyday racism and gendered racism, which span national, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries. Her work has provided the foundation for the film Everyday Dignity, directed by Ida…

  • Jennifer Sampson and Sar Surmick Featured in AAMFT Docuseries

    Jennifer Sampson, PhD, LMFT, CST, and Sar Surmick, LMFT, were featured in the AAMFT docuseries Jobs of Tomorrow—Marriage and Family Therapy. This six-episode educational series explores the profession of marriage and family therapy, highlighting the unique paths to becoming a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT). The series features interviews with MFTs with diverse backgrounds…

  • Russell Thornhill Featured in Los Angeles Black Oral History Project

    Russell E. Thornhill ’13, ‘14 (Los Angeles, BA in Liberal Studies; MA in Organizational Management) is featured in the Los Angeles Black Oral History project with 14 other community leaders.  Spearheaded by the UCLA Center for Oral Histories Research, the Stories from Los Angeles Black LGBTQ Community Leaders project captures narratives from Black LGBTQ community…

  • Lana Hechtman Ayers’ “The Autobiography of Rain” Nominated for National Book Award in Poetry

    Lana Hechtman Ayers ‘96 (New England, MA) published a new, national book award-nominated poetry collection The Autobiography of Rain. Its poems explore the healing power of nature in a world that is as rife with grief as it is ripe with beauty. Ayers is a poet, novelist, and publisher who lives with her husband and…

  • Valerie Johns Publishes Poetic Memoir “Ashes in the Milk”

    Valerie Johns ’90 (Los Angeles, MA) published a new, poetic memoir, Ashes in the Milk on August 27, 2024. Ashes in the Milk bridges the gap between self-help, vulnerable narrative, and poetry. Johns began writing Ashes in the Milk during the pandemic, identifying a need where readers are looking for guidance on their journey of…