• Russell E. Thornhill ’13, ‘14

    Russell E. Thornhill ’13, ‘14 (Los Angeles, BA in Liberals Studies; MA Organizational Management) received the Claremont School of Theology’s Distinguished Alumna/us Award for 2022. This award is bestowed upon extraordinary Claremont School of Theology graduates who live the mission and values of the school. Thornhill is being recognized for his work in the leadership…

  • Kathy Hoffman

    Kathy Hoffman, PhD in Leadership and Change student, was awarded the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board Director’s Office Employee of the Year Award in recognition of the way in which she changed the agency’s business related to stakeholder engagement, public processes and outreach, and overhauled their policy and regulatory development. Additionally, she was invited…

  • LeVan D. Hawkins ’11

    LeVan D. Hawkins ’11 (Los Angeles, MFA) has been awarded a Pushcart Prize for his essay, “Both Sissies,” which was published in the Chicago Quarterly Review in 2021. “Both Sissies” is selected for reprint in Pushcart Prize XLV11: Best of Small Presses (2023 edition) November 2022.

  • Chris Tompkins ’22

    Chris Tompkins ’22 (Los Angeles, MA in Clinical Psychology, LGBT-Affirmative Psychology Specialization) had their book, Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent’s Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground, published by Rowman & Littlefield on May 14, 2021. The purpose of the book is to prevent queerphobia and bullying before they begin. “After I had been…

  • Leatrice Oram ’16 and Martha Miser ’11

    Dr. Leatrice Oram ’16 (GSLC, PhD) and Dr. Martha Miser ’11 (GSLC, PhD) co-authored the article “All Ears: The Gift of the Introvert” that appeared in Coaching Perspectives. Read Dr. Oram’s dissertation A Method to My Quietness: A Grounded Theory Study of Living and Leading with Introversion here. Read Dr. Miser’s dissertation The Myth of…

  • Greta Creech ’21

    Dr. Greta Creech ’21 (GSLC, PhD) published a new article entitled, “Misaligned Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion in the Intelligence Community” in the International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence. Read Dr. Creech’s dissertation Holding on to Who They Are: Pathways for Variations in Response to Toxic Workplace Behavior Among U.S. Intelligence Officers here.

  • PhD in Leadership and Change Students and Alum to Present at Conference

    PhD in Leadership and Change students LauraLynn Jansen, Cindy Mako Robinson, Kader Gumus, and alumna Dr. Shana Hormann will present at the International Association’s Women in Leadership Conference in Portsmouth, United Kingdom June 15-17, 2022. The conference includes three days of programming including keynotes, reflective conversations, workshops, panels, presentations, and more. The conference will provide…

  • Angela M. Franklin ‘20

    Angela M. Franklin ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) conducted Our Soul wRITES: Sexual Trauma Undressed, a two-part healing and writing workshop series, presented through the Anansi Writers Workshop during women’s history month in March 2022. The events were held at The World Stage in Leimert Park, in Los Angeles. “After attending several poetry…

  • Elizabeth Sampson ’17

    Elizabeth Sampson ’17 (Online, BA in Liberal Studies, with a specialization in Literature) was a member of The Road Theater’s Under Construction Playwriting Group, where she developed her newest play, The Skeleton Flower. The play had two staged readings for the Road, one on Zoom in 2020 and another on the Road Stage in Fall…

  • Cari Simson ’05

    Cari Simson ’05 (Seattle, MA in Whole Systems Design) is an artist and an environmentalist who thinks in whole systems and has an impressive career working for social and environmental justice. She talks about her exhibit “Our Plastic Planet” which was presented as part of the opening event for the Our Blue Planet exhibition at…

  • David Roemer ‘91

    David (Dave) Roemer ‘91 (College, BA in Environmental Communications) has been hired as the new superintendent for Glacier National Park. He is in charge of managing the over one million acres that make up the park. Roemer was hired due to his strong experience working with community and Tribal partners, and he has a strong…

  • LaTanya White ’22

    Dr. LaTanya White ’22 (GSLC, PhD) was recommended by a Peer Review Panel of the United States (U.S.) Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning for placement on the Fulbright Specialist Roster for a tenure of four years. Recognized as a Specialist in the areas of Education and Business…