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Antioch University Receives $1.5 Million Gift for Mission-Driven Environmental Studies and Sustainability Education
Gift expands Environmental Studies scholarships and launches new conservation fund supporting hands-on, justice-centered learning at Glover’s Ledge Antioch University today announced a transformative $1.5 million gift from a longtime supporter—an investment that simultaneously expands student access to Antioch’s master’s and doctoral programs in Environmental Studies and signals increased philanthropic support for the University’s hands-on, mission-driven…
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Nursing as a Profession of Advocacy and Protection
Diane White Healthcare for humanity is the premise of the Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions (GSNHP). Now more than ever, we need to prepare healthcare leaders who will be advocates for healthcare and act in the best interests of all humanity. The democracy of healthcare and nursing is under threat, as evidenced by…
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The Critical Skills Classroom Turns 40: Transforming Education Through Agency, Collaboration, and Joy
Forty years ago, educators and business leaders in New Hampshire asked two deceptively simple questions: What skills matter most for students to thrive in life? And what would classrooms look like if teachers intentionally centered those skills? That inquiry sparked what educators now call the Critical Skills Classroom, a teaching approach Antioch has cultivated for…
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Antioch University Names Sandra Madar Vice President for Academic Affairs
New VPAA brings a commitment to academic excellence, equity, empathy, and learner-centered education. Antioch University announced that Sandra (Sandy) Madar, PhD, is its new Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) and University Provost. Madar will serve as the University’s senior academic officer, providing academic leadership across Antioch’s five campuses and its three academic schools—the School…
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Reader Rabbit, Come Back: The Need for Media Literacy in a Digital Age
Selina Starling When I was a child, media literacy was all around me, through morning appearances of Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood; in after-school episodes of PBS Kids’ Between the Lions; in the bedtime stories my father read to me every night; in the short stories I obsessively wrote about my childhood cat; and…
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Thomas Hoener Joins Antioch University as Vice President of Enrollment Management & Marketing
Veteran enrollment leader brings two decades of experience in adult and graduate education. Antioch University welcomed Thomas J. (Tom) Hoener to the position of Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing in mid-January 2026. Hoener brings more than two decades of experience leading enrollment strategy, recruitment operations, and student-centered growth initiatives across adult, graduate, and…
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Start from Zero: Reimagining Creative Arts Therapy Education in an International Context | Dissertation Watch
Ling Cheun Bianca Lee, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision at Antioch University Seattle, has written and published a dissertation titled Start from Zero: Reimagining Creative Arts Therapy Education in an International Context. Lee uses photovoice within a decolonial, liberatory, and trauma-informed framework—termed “stir fry praxis”—to examine how 11…
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Experiences of Dissertating Students: What Works? | Dissertation Watch
Laura Durkin, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision at Antioch University Seattle, has written and published a dissertation titled Experiences of Dissertating Students: What Works? Durkin investigates how CES doctoral programs can better support dissertating students. Guided by frameworks on student attrition and institutional racism, she examines the dissertation-specific…
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A Midnight Message from Horace
Laurien ALexandre I dreamed Horace sent me a message about immigration last night. Six powerful words. Couldn’t be clearer. Antioch rises in an inclusive democracy. That’s been Antioch’s originalpurpose since our founding in 1852. And that’s been Horace’s message across time and place. It gave me pause. Maybe he felt it was time to connect…
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