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A Post-Election Message to My Fellow Counselors
Cathy Lounsbury As you grapple with the news of this year’s U.S. elections, my thoughts are with all of you as we process the range of emotions this moment brings. It is in times like these that I truly yearn for the opportunity to be in space together, supporting one another. I know many of…
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Veterans Day 2024: Honoring Those Who Honor Democracy
Dear Fellow Antiochians, Today our University and our nation observe Veterans Day, honoring the many women and men who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces. It is particularly poignant today to recognize the sacrifices of so many veterans who fought for the values of freedom, democracy, and the common good. We…
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Chancellor’s Message After This Week’s Election
Dear Antiochians, On Tuesday, our nation held its 60th presidential election. Many of us voted in the election, and many of us got involved in other ways, too: as poll workers, poll watchers, canvassers, donors, phone bankers, protesters, and more. I want to send out a huge thank you to all of you who participated…
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Graduate School of Leadership and Change Welcomes Esteemed Scholars Rengin Firat and Kenneth Williams to its Faculty
The Graduate School of Leadership and Change (GSLC) is delighted to welcome two esteemed faculty members, Rengin Firat, PhD, and Kenneth Williams, EdD, to its academic community. These distinguished scholars bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and innovative perspectives to our learning community. They were selected after a comprehensive international search, which encompassed hundreds of…
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Cool Course: Tech Tools for All Learners
We live in a time of tech overload. New apps, software, and other tech tools are constantly advertised, promising to improve our lived experiences. And for educators the situation is often even more extreme: the 2024 edition of a popular teaching resource lists more than 750 tools grouped into 50 categories. For Rachel Walton, this…
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Plays About Anne Frank and Historical African American Personages | Dissertation Watch
Erin Scheidegger-Menendez, a 2024 graduate of the PhD in Leadership and Change program, has written and published her dissertation titled Anne, Martin, Emmett, and Harriet: Plays About Anne Frank and Historical African American Personages. Scheidegger-Menendez’s central question is why the playwrights of Harriet and Anne: An Original Narrative, Janet Langhart Cohen’s Anne & Emmett: A…
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An Afterschool Club for Adolescent Black Girls at a Predominantly White Middle School | Dissertation Watch
Jana Johnson-Davis, a 2024 alum of the PhD in Leadership and Change program at Antioch University, has written and published her dissertation titled, Homeplace: An Afterschool Club for Adolescent Black Girls at a Predominantly White Middle School. Adolescent Black girls often experience marginalization in schools due to zero-tolerance policies, oppressive classroom curricula, and teachers who…
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Antioch University Professors Honored as Fellows by the American Psychological Association
Antioch’s New England PsyD in Clinical Psychology Professors Lorraine Mangione and Ted Ellenhorn have been elevated to the prestigious title of Fellow by the American Psychological Association (APA), a distinguished recognition for their exceptional contributions to the field of psychology. Lorraine Mangione, PhD, has been named a Fellow in Division 10: Society for the Psychology…
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The Importance of Personalized Approaches, Critical Thinking, and Creativity in Research
Two new Individualized Master of Arts program courses provide a foundation in research and personalized learning, emphasizing the potential of new methods and tools within research. Individualized Master of Arts faculty member Michael Maser, PhD, couldn’t help but notice that enrollment in graduate studies across North America was reported as declining, especially since the COVID-19…
