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Antioch Spotlight: PhDLC Alum Lynne Washington on Researching Black Women’s Leadership in Yoruba Culture
Lynne Washington has been studying leadership and authority among Black women within the Yoruba tradition for many years. This comes partly out of her experiences as a lay minister in both the Christian tradition and the Ifa/Yoruba tradition in her home city of Atlanta, Georgia. Recently, she has been studying these questions through writing her…
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Shades of Discipline: A Narrative Inquiry Exploring Black Girls’ Experiences of Colorism and Exclusionary Discipline through the Lens of the Domains of Power | Dissertation Watch
Tamika M. Reese, in fulfilling the requirements for an EdD program in Educational and Professional Practice, has written and published a dissertation titled Shades of Discipline: A Narrative Inquiry Exploring Black Girls’ Experiences of Colorism and Exclusionary Discipline through the Lens of the Domains of Power. Reese examines disparities in exclusionary school discipline faced by…
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Reimagining Care: Experiences of Trauma-Informed Approaches and Deinstitutionalization in Caribbean Child Welfare | Dissertation Watch
Sarah Lisa Subhan, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision, Antioch University Seattle, has written and published a dissertation titled, Reimagining Care: Experiences of Trauma-Informed Approaches and Deinstitutionalization in Caribbean Child Welfare. Subhan conducts a qualitative study with 21 professionals across child protection and care agencies in Trinidad and Tobago.…
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When Self-Care Becomes a Revolution
Erin Pollaro The passing of birthdays and the question of how to celebrate them, if at all, can be complicated, uncomfortable topics for many people and for a wide range of reasons. As a kid, I sometimes resented my summer birthday because my parents always claimed there were too many people out of town over…
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Inheriting Power and Pain: An Examination of Intergenerational Influences in the Stories of Black Women in Professional Leadership Positions | Dissertation Watch
Angela Banks, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision, Antioch University Seattle, has written and published a dissertation titled, Inheriting Power and Pain: An Examination of Intergenerational Influences in the Stories of Black Women in Professional Leadership Positions. Banks uses Black storytelling as a methodology and conducts thematic analysis of…
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RCT@AU to Hold Free Online Event Around Relationships in Social Change
On October 28, Antioch University, in partnership with The International Center for Growth and Connection, will hold a ninety-minute online panel discussion titled “Nobody Does this Work Alone: The Role of Relationships in Advocating for Social Change.” This program, featuring award-winning author Elaine Weiss, is designed for educators, mental health practitioners, and advocates of leadership…
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What to Look for in an Athletic Training Program—And Why Antioch Delivers
Choosing the right Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program is a critical step for aspiring athletic trainers. These professionals play an essential role in modern healthcare, working with athletes and physically active individuals to prevent, diagnose, and treat injuries. As the need for certified athletic trainers increases, students are seeking programs that balance…
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Antioch Voices: The Destroyer, Giver of Joy
Carly Petersmeyer About eight years ago, I was contemplating what in my life I was fearful of. Although I had started healing work on myself years prior with meditation, diet, and exercise, I had yet to dive into the depths of my emotional experience. Because I didn’t yet understand my fears of abandonment, death, and…
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MFA Faculty’s Poetry Collection Named a Finalist for National Book Award
Update: On October 7, the National Book Foundation announced that Becoming Ghost is one of five finalists for the National Book Award. The poetry collection Becoming Ghost by Cathy Linh Che, Core Faculty in the Antioch MFA, has been longlisted for the prestigious National Book Award. Che is one of only ten poets being considered…
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