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  • Jessica “Jess” Ballen

    MFA in Creative Writing candidate Jessica “Jess” Ballen was named managing editor of submissions for Lunch Ticket, the literary magazine from Antioch’s MFA community. Ballen, who started contributing to Lunch Ticket during their first semester at Antioch as a poetry reader, expressed their excitement in helping to lead the Lunch Ticket team to a successful…

  • Fayth Parks

    PhD in Leadership and Change Professor of Leadership and Psychology, Fayth Parks, PhD, co-authored the newly released article entitled, “The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: HIV/AIDS Myths and Misinformation in the Rural United States” which appears in the bi-monthly, peer-reviewed journal, Health Promotion Practice.

  • Atim Eneida George Awarded One of Four 2023 Archie Green Fellowships

    Atim Eneida George ’20 (GSLC, PhD) has been awarded one of four 2023 Archie Green Fellowships from The American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress. The Fellowships are intended to support original, independent field research on the culture and traditions of contemporary American workers and occupational groups. George’s project entitled, “Playing the Angel’s…

  • MFA Program Highlights Alumni in Magazine & Media Section of AWP

    Antioch’s MFA Program in Creative Writing recently touched base with three alumni who have achieved recognition for their work in the first half of 2023 and asked them: what did this award or nomination mean to you as a writer and an Antioch MFA alum? The interviews appeared in the Magazine & Media section of…

  • Jude Bergkamp ’98, ’10

    Jude Bergkamp ’98, ’10 (Seattle, MA in Psychology, PsyD), Chair and Core Faculty of Seattle’s PsyD program, led an 11-member research team that recently published the article “Pathways to the therapist paragon: a decolonial grounded theory” on Frontiers in Psychology. The article questions unquestioned pillars of psychotherapy in light of privilege and oppression, calling for…

  • Owen George

    Owen George, an MS in Environmental Studies, Advocacy for Social Justice and Sustainability program student, published the article “Climate Solutions Need Queerness” in Yes! Magazine. The article educates readers on the power and plurality of nature through the application of queer ecology, which finds its origins in the overlap of queer theory and ecology. “Queer…

  • Alum Stages Art Show About “Stolen Identities”

    Deborah McDuff Williams ’02 (Los Angeles, BA) is exhibiting her artwork in a solo show titled “​​Stolen Identities: River Routes to Freedom​ Collection​.” The exhibition is on display from May 4 to August 4, 2023, at the Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties in Riverside, CA. “This is the culmination of years of artistic…

  • PhD in Leadership and Change to Host Alumni Convening and Mini-Residency at ILA Conference

    Antioch University’s PhD in Leadership and Change’s long-standing relationship with the International Leadership Association (ILA) means they have been involved with annual conferences in various ways since their inception in the mid-90s. This year they will again host a mini-residency and alumni convening surrounding the ILA Conference, which has been the program’s tradition since 2011,…

  • Fayth Parks

    PhD in Leadership and Change Professor of Leadership and Psychology Fayth Parks has focused decades to build awareness of HIV prevention and support and has most recently been noted for her work within The Rural Monitor article entitled, “A Safe Place’: Rural HIV Patients and Providers Fight Stigma, Isolation Through Connection.” The article highlights the…

  • Lemuel Watson

    Graduate School of Leadership and Change Professor of Inclusive Leadership and Change Lemuel Watson’s article entitled, “Pride Month: A Celebration of All Our Differences” has been recently featured on Higher Ed Jobs.

  • Distinguished University Professor Al Guskin Publishes Book

    On May 10, 2023, the Graduate School of Leadership and Change hosted a special event and book signing in celebration of Al Guskin and his newly published memoir, Dancing with Change: My Life as a Pragmatic Idealist (Orange Frazer Press, 2023). A leading national voice in higher education, Guskin shared a 30-year career with Antioch…

  • Stacey Guenther ’22

    Stacey Guenther ’22 (GSLC, PhD) was selected to co-edit a special issue of the Journal of Management, Spirituality, and Religion. The issue will focus on technologies that enable global consciousness. Guenther is a leadership coach and consultant, adjunct faculty for George Mason University’s Organization Development and Knowledge Management program, and a certified meditation teacher. Learn…