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  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling Faculty Present at American Counseling Association Conference

    Clinical Mental Health Counseling Faculty Present at American Counseling Association Conference

    Four faculty members from the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in New England, Associate Professor and Associate Chair Dr. Devona Stalnaker-Shofner, Associate Professor Dr. Syntia Santos-Dietz, Associate Professor Dr. Deb Smith, and Professor and Chair Dr. Cathy Lounsbury were selected to present at the American Counseling Association’s annual conference. In their presentation, entitled “Antiracist Pedagogy:…

  • Education for Citizenship | Dissertation Watch

    Education for Citizenship | Dissertation Watch

    Dr. Félix José Alonso, PhD in Leadership and Change alum, published his dissertation titled, Education for Citizenship: A Study of the Effects of Cocurricular Student Philanthropy Education on Prosocial Behavior. The purpose of this concurrent mixed-methods study is to explore the use of student engagement and cocurricular student philanthropy education as an approach to awareness…

  • Art and the Path to Healing

    Art and the Path to Healing

    “I love the ways that the arts and social sciences can be brought together,” says Ángel L. Martínez, PhD, who teaches the course Systemic & Generational Trauma.

  • Honoring our Veterans and Armed Services Members

    Honoring our Veterans and Armed Services Members

    Dear Fellow Antiochians: Tomorrow our University and our nation will observe Veterans’ Day, honoring the many people who have served and continue to serve in our armed forces. I invite you to take this day, when Antioch suspends classes and other work, to reflect on the effort and sacrifice of our veterans in service of…

  • Inaugural Crandall Social Courage Award Supports Creative Community Builder

    Inaugural Crandall Social Courage Award Supports Creative Community Builder

    The Bruce and Arlene Crandall Social Courage Award is a scholarship established by Antioch Board Member Steve Crandall. It celebrates the life and legacy of both his parents, both of whom were exceptionally courageous people in their own right. 

  • Conservation Psychologists Work to Modify Behavior for a Better Planet

    Conservation Psychologists Work to Modify Behavior for a Better Planet

    The Conservation Psychology Institute works with cutting-edge research to create positive change in the world. They are working towards motivating pro-environmental behavioral change, fostering a connection to nature, and crafting effective communication strategies.

  • Day of the Dead Altarista Uses Grief, Justice, and Joy as Her Medium

    Day of the Dead Altarista Uses Grief, Justice, and Joy as Her Medium

    Early in the month of October, the Los Angeles home of MFA alum Consuelo G. Flores becomes an explosion of boxes and bins, ornate paper flowers, and bolts of colorful fabric. This is when her busy time begins. The artist, writer, and advocate will spend the following weeks preparing to build altars for Day of…

  • Working to Save the Rainforest with Amazon River Communities

    Working to Save the Rainforest with Amazon River Communities

    Megan McDaniel ‘20 first traveled to the Peruvian Amazon in 2014. Now, several years, several trips to Peru, and an MS in Environmental Studies later, she’s the Executive Director of a nonprofit conservation organization Conservación de la Naturaleza Amazónica del Perú (CONAPAC).  

  • Durable Behavior and Climate Resilience

    Durable Behavior and Climate Resilience

    Human behavior is at the core of environmental issues. This talk hosted by the Antioch University Conservation Psychology Institute presents four insights from behavioral science about the challenges of behavior change and the impact of behavioral aspects on environmental issues.