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An Internal Writing Process
Madeline Schmitt Think about writing my paper. Me: We have a goal and completing this paper can help us achieve it. It’ll be okay. Read the assignment sheet. Me: *breathe* We’re on top of it. We’ve done this before; we can do it again. We’re good enough. Create an outline. Me: Hmm, we’ve done a lot. Maybe a…
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Message From the Chancellor on Juneteenth
This Saturday, June 19, we commemorate Juneteenth and the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, Juneteenth has been widely recognized and celebrated throughout the United States since June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to…
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Dr. Brian Zuzelo to Speak at PsyD’s June Colloquium
The PsyD in Clinical Psychology program in New England is honored to announce Dr. Brian Zuzelo as the guest lecturer for the program’s colloquium on Monday, June 14. Dr. Zuzelo’s presentation will be on the Supervision of Trainees Providing Therapy for PTSD in VA Training Programs. “We are delighted to have Dr. Brian Zuzelo come back…
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Education Alum Nominated for Teacher of the Year
Alum John Thomas ‘04 (Antioch University New England, MEd) was nominated for the 2022 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year. John, who teaches elementary students at the Wells Memorial School in Harrisville, says “Don’t make your students do something. Make your students WANT to do something by immersing them in meaningful, challenging, and enjoyable learning…
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COLORS Celebrates 10 Years of Progress For LGBTQ+ Youth
Cynthia Ruffin directs COLORS LGBTQ Youth Counseling Services, a program that provides therapy for youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other diverse sexualities and genders at Antioch Los Angeles. She’s proud of the work they do every day, but this year she’s feeling especially proud of the program’s longevity. In July,…
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UGS Faculty Caley O’Dwyer Featured in “VoyageLA”
Caley O’Dwyer, Psychology and Creative Writing faculty in the Undergraduate Studies Department, was featured in a profile story in VoyageLA. “VoyageLA provides an intimate look into the lives of myriad kinds of artists all over Los Angeles,” says O’Dwyer. “I was delighted to be featured in the East LA section of the magazine for their…
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Cool Course: “Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators”
“Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators” Fosters Childhood Learning Through Connections with Nature Playful engagement in nature can be an incredible tool for learning. That’s common sense to many who spent their childhoods climbing trees, watching ants at war, and watching seeds grow into plants. But students in Aimee Arandia Østensen’s course “Childhood and…
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Innovations from a Pandemic Classroom
“What will we be doing for outdoor inquiry?” is usually the first question of the day Maira Arteaga’s young students ask during their daily morning meeting. She loves their curiosity—and how excited they are about the learning environment provided by nature that they visit every day. Arteaga, a graduate of Antioch New England’s hybrid Integrated…
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Therapist Champions Somatic Experiencing Modality to Heal Trauma
“I’ll tell you a story,” says Sergio Ocampo, a Marriage and Family Therapist who is passionate about the Somatic Experiencing approach to healing trauma. The story is about Dr. Peter Levine’s discovery of the Somatic Experiencing modality, and it begins “when Peter first started and came up with this idea… He opened a little office…
