Dr. Shandell Maxwell (PhD in Leadership and Change, GSLC) has co-launched Byrd and Maxwell Coaching Institute. Specializing in change management, the practice uniquely incorporates empathy, intuition, and experience with behavioral science and artistic experience in the coaching techniquest. Shandell is passionate about helping people, communities and organizations tackling issues around race relations. She was recently featured on VoyageLA, an outlet featuring inspirational stories and individuals in and around Los Angeles, California. Most recently, she has accepted a Practice Manager position at Covina Animal Hospital in Covina, California. In this new role Dr. Maxwell will manage operations and provide professional life coaching for the staff. Additionally, she has been nominated manager of the Tougaloo Nine Legacy. As manager, she has the honor of coordinating public relations events for the active members and carrying the message of their contributions to civil rights to inspire current and future activists.
Janet Dewart Bell ’74, ’15
Dr. Janet Dewart Bell ’74, ’15 (Antioch Maryland, BA and GSLC, PhD and a member of Antioch’s Board of Governor’s) was quoted in the recent NY Times roundtable article “‘I Feel Proud, and I Feel Mad as Hell’: Gloria Steinem on Ms. Magazine and Feminism Today.” “Janet Dewart Bell, Ms. contributor: My mother thought the title “Ms.” was absolutely brilliant — that it brought dignity, that it brought power and understanding of equality. She felt, even though she never used the term “intersectionality,” that it made women more alike than different.” Read the full NY Times article here. Read Dr.