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Climbing Everest and Empowering Women: Sara Safari Is on a Mission
If you are like almost every human who has ever lived, you haven’t climbed to the highest point on the continent of Asia: the summit of Mt. Everest. Neither has Sara Safari. Unlike you, Safari has climbed the highest points on the other six continents. And it’s likely that sometime in the next few years,…
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The Balancing Act
Madison Dell This past quarter, I felt more like a professional juggler than a student. There were more balls in the air than usual and as I struggled to maintain the rhythm, all the balls eventually came crashing to the ground. The main balancing act involved my role as a student and social justice advocate.…
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Becoming an Anti-racist University
A Joint Letter from Chancellor Bill Groves and Board Chair Paul Mutty In my letter to the community of June 1, 2020, regarding the George Floyd murder by Minneapolis Police, I promised that the senior leadership team and I would get back to you about ways in which Antioch University will work to foster racial…
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Faculty Publishes Article Regarding Inclusivity in Relation to Workforce and Leadership
Graduate School of Leadership and Change Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Dr. Lize Booysen has co-authored the chapter entitled “Creating a Culture of Inclusion Through Diversity and Equity” in Management and Leadership Skills for Medical Faculty and Healthcare Executives (Springer, 2020), a new book published this past June. This chapter highlights the impact of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)…
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Part 8: Voices from AUNE PsyD Graduates in the Time of the Pandemic
Dr. Joan Magill (Torgersen) (Antioch University New England, PsyD, ’94) of Boca Raton, Florida, was in our first class of students, and has been doing clinical work for four decades! She has seen a lot, but nothing like our current situation in which psychologists are practicing. There is still so much to learn and wrestle…
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Newly Published Research Illuminates the Impacts of Dictatorship on Citizenship
PhD in Leadership alumna Dr. Denise Tala has published her dissertation entitled, Living Through the Chilean Coup d’Etat: The Second-Generation’s Reflection on Their Sense of Agency, Civic Engagement, and Democracy. This dissertation illuminates how the experience of growing up during the Chilean dictatorship (1973–1990) affected the individual’s sense of self as citizen and the impact…
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Alumna Dissertation Highlights Ethical Leadership and Public Service Motivation
PhD in Leadership and Change alumna Dr. Susan M. Wiedeman has published Ethical Leadership: Life Story of George Ciampa, U.S. WWII Military Veteran and Community Leader. This qualitative research study explored the influence of life experiences and personal ethics of George Ciampa, a United States military veteran; his work in establishing American military cemeteries in…
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Part 7: Voices from AUNE PsyD Graduates in the Time of the Pandemic
Dr. Liza Colby (Antioch University New England, PsyD ’09) runs a practice seeing all ages of clients. She has a particular interest in serving clients who are older or who have disabilities, in appropriate ways. She talks about her past experiences in seeking jobs and her current experience doing teletherapy. She notes that her personal…
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Alumna Dissertation Focuses on Understanding Power in Cross-Sector Partnerships
Cross-sector partnerships are becoming increasingly common, however questions remain regarding the effectiveness of these partnerships and if the many challenges of using them can be overcome. Dr. Kimberly (Kim) Walker explores the intersection of cross-sector partnerships and power in her newly published dissertation entitled, The Construction and Impact of Power in Cross-Sector Partnerships: An Interpretive…
