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Breaking Cycles of Violence, Conflict, and Trauma: Student’s Focus on Peace-Building is Born of Deep Experience
When Shiphrah Mutungi decided two years ago to pursue a PhD in the interdisciplinary field of Leadership and Change, she knew where her focus would be: she would study peace-building. This was not an abstract interest. She had spent the last two years living part-time in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, a country that…
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Gardening Your Ideas
John dunham The back of the seed packet said to plant rows two-to-three feet apart, but my garden is small and even the minimum felt like wasting space. I planted them one foot apart in May, but I regretted it by August, when the middle row of plants had withered between the outer rows, and…
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Alumna Dissertation Provides Insight into Global Virtual Team Experiences
PhD in Leadership and Change alumna Dr. Lejla Bilal Maley has published her dissertation entitled Teaming at a Distance: The Work Experience on Global Virtual Teams. Global Virtual Teams (GTVs) enable organizations to become more flexible, to adapt and react to turbulent, complex and dynamic environments, span boundaries such as space, time, and geography, while…
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Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: How One Graduate Threads Her Clinical Passion from Antioch to Internship and Beyond
Mackenzie Soniak, PsyD (Antioch 2019) accepted the position as the Director of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Network for South Carolina. She completed her internship at Tulane University School of Medicine with a concentration in Infant Mental Health, and she is currently on her postdoctoral fellowship at the Irving Harris Program in…
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CARES Funds – AUS Students
Dear Antioch Student: One aspect of our University’s commitment to the common good and to the nurturing of a positive learning environment is doing our part to support student safety and security. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to adopt new ways of working in new conditions, and for some of you, those…
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To Our 2020 Graduates – A Message From Your Antioch Community
Dear 2020 Antioch University New England Graduates, We celebrate you! On behalf of our entire faculty and staff, we want to share our appreciation with you this May 2nd. Thank you for your hard work and dedication, and flexibility this Spring. Please enjoy these messages and well-wishes from our Antioch community! We look forward to…
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After More Than 12,500 Observations in Single Day, Organizers Plan More Socially Distant Bioblitzes
The first-ever International Socially Distant BioBlitz, held on April 5th, connected an unprecedented 346 participants who together made over 12,500 observations containing more than 3,000 species. It was such a success that the event’s organizers at Antioch University New England (AUNE) are planning another Socially Distant BioBlitz for May 3rd, and this will kick off…
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Antioch University CARES Relief Fund
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law to provide economic relief related to COVID-19. The Higher Education Emergency Relief fund (HEERF), one section of the CARES Act, provided funds to schools to use for emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the…
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Writers’ Exchange Celebrates Three Years of Professional Editing Support
For three years, the AU Writer’s Exchange (WEX) has helped students, faculty, and alumni refine their writing by offering professional services that include coaching, developmental editing, and final format editing. An offshoot of Antioch’s Virtual Writing Center, WEX was initially designed to support AU doctoral students at all stages of dissertation writing. Today, WEX Editors…
