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  • Where Do I Even Start?

    Where Do I Even Start?

    Jillian Alden The most intimidating part of writing, for me, is getting started. I look at the assigned 5-, 10-, or 15-page paper and wonder how I could possibly go from a blank page to the fully formed paper with “graduate level writing” that I am expected to produce. I tend to look at that…

  • Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis Announced as Presenter Roger Peterson Distinguished Speakers Series

    Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis Announced as Presenter Roger Peterson Distinguished Speakers Series

    The PsyD in Clinical Psychology program in New England is honored to announce Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis, Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University, as the presenter for the Roger Peterson Distinguished Speakers Series. She will be speaking on Healing the Wounds of Racial Trauma: Moving Toward Liberation. Dr. Bryant-Davis is a Psychology Representative at the UN World…

  • Dr. Marti Straus Co-Authors Book

    Dr. Marti Straus Co-Authors Book

    Dr. Marti Straus, Professor in the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program in New England, has co-authored a new edition of The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships (Guilford 2021) with renowned therapist Michael P. Nichols. “In this third edition of The Lost Art of Listening, Mike Nichols and I consider the profound…

  • Thomas Doherty, PsyD ’02

    Thomas Doherty, PsyD ’02

    Thomas Doherty, PsyD, an alum of the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program, is prominently featured in the article “Addressing climate change concerns in practice” in the American Psychological Association Monitor. In the article he states: A key feature of these changes is their ongoing nature, notes Thomas Doherty, PsyD, a practitioner in Portland, Oregon, whose…

  • An Interview with UEE Alum Khavin Debbs

    An Interview with UEE Alum Khavin Debbs

    From Antioch University Seattle’s MA in Education with Urban Environmental Education (UEE) Program’s Alumni Journal. I’m currently the Partnerships Manager for Tiny Trees Preschool in Seattle, WA. My work is a mix of two passions: Early Childhood Education and the Environment. I just finished my graduate degree in Urban Environmental Education at Antioch University. My MAEd thesis…

  • Gregory K. Finkelstein Joins Board of Governors

    Gregory K. Finkelstein Joins Board of Governors

    Gregory K. Finkelstein joined the Antioch University Board of Governors in October 2020.  He currently chairs the Board’s newly formed Enrollment and Marketing Committee. Common Thread interviewed Greg in February about his motivation for joining Antioch and what he hopes to contribute over the coming years. Q:  What about Antioch University do you find most…

  • Alumni Launch “Sentience Literary Journal”
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    Alumni Launch “Sentience Literary Journal”

    Sentience is a new online literary anthology publication created by a group of Antioch University Los Angeles BA in Liberal Studies Creative Writing students and alumni. The inaugural issue centers on the theme of Isolation and features fiction and creative non-fiction, poetry, and art by Antioch students, alumni, and faculty. “This beautiful literary journal was started…

  • Why a Degree in Writing is Helpful in Any Career Path

    Why a Degree in Writing is Helpful in Any Career Path

    From communication to creativity, find out how a writing degree can help you master skills you’ll take directly to the professional world.

  • Deborah A. Lott

    Deborah A. Lott

    Deborah A. Lott, MFA, Faculty in the Creative Writing Concentration in Antioch University Los Angeles’ Undergraduate Studies program, was featured in the Los Angeles Review of Books article “Following the Shame: A Conversation with Deborah A. Lott.” In it, interviewer Barbara Abercrombie delves into Lott’s newly released book “Don’t Go Crazy Without Me: A Tragicomic Memoir.”  Deborah’s…