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Jewish Mourning in the Present Catastrophe
Rachel Kunert-Graf (composed October 2023) The Jewish custom for burial requires that mourners shovel dirt onto the coffin ourselves. We bury our dead quickly. We join the movements of our bodies to help our hearts accept what our minds know. For too many years, I’ve kept my Zionist hope on ice, boxed away out of…
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Exploring Cultural Humility Prevalence and Barriers in Masters Athletic Training Education Programs | Dissertation Watch
Nathalie Towchik, a 2024 graduate of Antioch’s EdD in Educational and Professional Practice, recently published her dissertation titled, Exploring Cultural Humility Prevalence and Barriers in Masters of Science in Athletic Training Education Programs. As a certified athletic trainer for seven years at a diverse, high school in Ohio, Towchik saw the many ways athletic training…
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Disability in Education from a Neurodiversity Standpoint | Dissertation Watch
Isabelle Kluge, a 2024 Antioch graduate of the EdD in Educational and Professional Practice, has published her dissertation, Disability in Education from a Neurodiversity Standpoint: A Multi-Article Dissertation.
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We Are the Storytellers: How MFA Alum Ligiah Villalobos Is Changing Film and TV Writing
Ligiah Villalobos Rojas was an executive at The Walt Disney Company, where part of her job was to review scripts written by fellows in the Writing Fellowship Program, giving each script the detailed feedback known as “executive notes.” Villalobos Rojas already had decades of experience as a Current and Development executive on various primetime television…
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Racial Trauma: The Silent Killer Among High School Students of Color | Dissertation Watch
Shedana Hayes-Agent, a 2024 graduate of the EdD in Educational & Professional Practice, program published her dissertation, Racial Trauma: The Silent Killer Among High School Students of Color. The premise of this research was founded on White dominance and privilege, and the study aims to understand the problem through the eyes and lived experiences of…
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Parentification and the Protective Factor of Familismo in the Latine Community | Dissertation Watch
Leury Peña, a 2024 Antioch graduate of the PhD in Couple and Family Therapy program published her dissertation, Parentification and the Protective Factor of Familismo in the Latine Community.
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Mindful-Based Social-Emotional Learning with International School Teachers | Dissertation Watch
Kailyn Fullerton, a 2024 graduate of the EdD in Educational and Professional Practice, has published her dissertation, We Need To Understand It Before We Can Teach It: A Cooperative Inquiry Into Mindfulness-Based Social-Emotional Learning With International School Teachers.
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Coalition for the Common Good Announces Diane White as Founding Dean of the Antioch University Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions
Antioch University Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and University Provost Chet Haskell, DPA, is pleased to announce that Diane White, PhD, has accepted the position as Founding Dean of the Antioch Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions. The school represents an important step forward in the collaborative efforts of the Coalition for the Common…
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Tiffany Owens: Collaborating with Others to Change the Arts Education Landscape
Throughout her life, the artist, educator, and Antioch alum Tiffany Owens has been deeply influenced by spaces on the borders that straddle divides. “I am a person who has always lived in liminal spaces—racially, socioeconomically, educationally, and between artistry and bureaucracy,” explains Owens…
