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

  • Laura Thomas ’01

    Laura Thomas (MEd ’01 New England), Director of the Experienced Educators program and Core Faculty in New England, has a new piece on Edutopia titled “Preparing Students for PBL Presentations.” “Project-based learning often culminates in a presentation for an audience beyond the classroom, and students need a lot of practice to be successful. When we…

  • Institute for Humane Education Team Appears on Multiple Podcasts

    Zoe Weil, adjunct faculty in the MA in Humane Education program at the New England campus and founder of Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and members of the IHE team were featured on a number of podcasts last year. All of the conversations highlight the dedication of the IHE team to the purpose of education.…

  • Alex Shevrin Venet ‘14

    Alex Shevrin Venet ‘14 (New England, MEd) is an educator, professional learning facilitator, and writer. She is also a widely respected expert in the field of trauma-informed education and author of Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Norton, 2021). She utilizes her expertise on her site, Unconditional Learning, where she help teachers connect theory to practice to create…

  • Aqeel Tirmizi

    Graduate School of Leadership and Change Professor of Leadership, Management, and Service, Dr. Aqeel Tirmizi has coauthored the article titled, “More Human, Not Less: Global Relevance of Values-Based Leadership” in the Humanistic Management Journal. This empirical study examines the relevance of values-based leadership within and across different national cultural settings. In addition, it also explores…

  • Laura Thomas

    Laura Thomas, Director and Core Faculty of the Experienced Educators Program in New England, was featured on the LCG Podcast. During the episode titled “The Critical Skills for Critical Times: A Conversation With Laura Thomas, Thomas explains the Critical Skills Classroom.” She also advocates for teachers in the current climate of hostility toward public education.…

  • Froswa’ Booker-Drew ’14

    Froswa’ Booker-Drew ’14 (GSLC, PhD) has been honored with the 2023 Maura Women Helping Women Award from the Texas Women’s Foundation. The award recognizes leaders throughout Texas who advance opportunities to improve the lives of women and girls. She was recently featured on Medium’s series Social Impact Heroes in the article, “Why & How Dr…

  • Huijun “Nikki” Li

    Huijun “Nikki” Li, a current Dance and Movement Therapy student in New England, successfully hosted a sold-out workshop event, Dance for Connection, which explored physical connection and kinesthetic empathy through creative movement. This highly accessible workshop was part of Dance Complex of Boston’s Reflection, Healing, and Movement series, and was offered to attendees both virtually and in-person…

  • Alex Lacy ’20

    Alex Lacy ’20 (New England, ES) was featured in an article in the Keene Sentinel in an article about living in the Octagon House. The house was built in the 1980s by well-known local artist Peter Granucci. Lacy currently works at Windham Solid Waste Management District in Brattleboro, VT. She was hired as part of…

  • Zoe Weil

    Zoe Weil is adjunct faculty in the MA in Humane Education program at Antioch University’s New England campus and founder of Institute for Humane Education (IHE). In 2022, her book, The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries, became a #1 Amazon best seller in Philosophy and Social Aspects of Education. The…

  • Lynn Horan

    PhD in Leadership and Change student Lynn Horan will be presenting her research on the sacrificial scapegoating of female clergy at the Global Center for Religious Studies’ e-Conference on Religious Trauma. She will be joined by a panel of other female clergy who are participants in her co-creative research on mimetic theory and its application…

  • Froswa’ Booker-Drew ’14

    Froswa’ Booker-Drew ’14 (GSLC, PhD) was honored with the 2023 Maura Women Helping Women Award from the Texas Women’s Foundation. The award recognizes leaders throughout Texas who advance opportunities to improve the lives of women and girls. She and her work were also recently featured on Medium’s series Social Impact Heroes in the article “Why…

  • Mark Williams ‘20

    Mark Williams ‘20 (New England, MEd) is the creator and executive director of Hello Humans!, a mindfulness and meditation show for kids. He has spent the majority of his career striving to make more space at the table of education for each student to be seen and valued and to be given the tools that…