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  • Turning Purpose Into a Business

    Turning Purpose Into a Business

    For Jesse Lore ‘22, building a successful business isn’t just about what ends up on the balance sheet. It’s also about who gets to participate, the communities a business strengthens, and the impact it has on the planet. That philosophy is at the heart of Green Wave Electric Vehicles, the New Hampshire company Lore founded…

  • MBA Nonprofit: Advance Your Impact with a Nonprofit-Focused Graduate Business Program

    MBA Nonprofit: Advance Your Impact with a Nonprofit-Focused Graduate Business Program

    Discover how an MBA with a nonprofit concentration builds strategic and leadership skills for impact. You chose nonprofit work because you care about impact. You want your career to matter. But passion alone doesn’t sustain an organization. Nonprofit leaders face complex challenges, including fundraising shortfalls, strategic planning gaps, staff burnout, grant compliance, and increasing demands…

  • Four EdD Students Find “A Different Type of Friendship”

    Four EdD Students Find “A Different Type of Friendship”

    It sounds like the pitch for a feel-good movie you would watch while snuggled up in a blanket, pint of ice cream at the ready: four women from different backgrounds, with different interests and perspectives, meet while going back to school for their doctorates, and they discover a communal friendship that was, as one of…

  • Types of Neurodiversity and the Role of Counselors

    Types of Neurodiversity and the Role of Counselors

    Neurological differences present in unique ways. From intellectual disabilities to sensory processing disorder, they impact everything from cognitive functioning to relationships. It’s vital for mental health counselors to understand the differences. That understanding goes beyond definitions. Counselors need to know how to spot neurodivergent traits. They’re often subtle and can go misdiagnosed. A client might…

  • Learn to Teach the Causes, Impacts, and Solutions for Climate Change

    Learn to Teach the Causes, Impacts, and Solutions for Climate Change

    Earn Antioch University New England’s 9-credit Climate Change Education Certificate—online or in person. Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. Antioch University New England’s Climate Change Education Certificate equips educators, practitioners, and community leaders with the skills and knowledge to engage others in meaningful, informed responses to climate change. Beyond communicating…

  • From an Idea to a Nonprofit

    From an Idea to a Nonprofit

    A Q&A with Jessica Mudd of The Mudd Farm For Jessica Mudd, an idea for making ceramics more accessible has grown into a nonprofit organization, a developing community studio, and, most recently, a significant first gift. Mudd came to Antioch University with a vision for The Mudd Farm, a welcoming, creative space designed to expand…

  • My Hopes for Antioch: A Parting Message

    My Hopes for Antioch: A Parting Message

    I retire from Antioch in a few days, after 35 amazing years. As I officially prepare to say good-bye, I’ve been feeling incredibly anxious. On the verge of panic as it feels like everything I believe in (including myself), and every institution I thought would hold (including Antioch), is facing existential crisis. Perhaps that’s why…

  • Wildfire Survivor Christy Shaver Researches Lāhainā’s Long Road to Recovery 

    Wildfire Survivor Christy Shaver Researches Lāhainā’s Long Road to Recovery 

    When Christy Shaver began Antioch University New England’s MS in Environmental Studies program, the questions she wanted to explore were deeply personal. A longtime Lāhainā resident, Shaver experienced the August 8, 2023, wildfire firsthand. The disaster reshaped the community she had long called home. She lost her home in the fire, as did members of…

  • Living Our DNA: Inclusion, Belonging, and Social Justice in Action

    Living Our DNA: Inclusion, Belonging, and Social Justice in Action

    At Antioch University, inclusion and social justice are more than institutional commitments—they are part of our DNA. Over the summer, the Office for Inclusive Excellence and Student Affairs (OIESA), in collaboration with partners across the University, translated these values into opportunities for community connection, shared learning, reflection, and action. Celebrating Our Community The Inclusion Task…