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Building Resilience in Face of COVID-19 Uncertainty
Rebooting Through Optimism, Facing Fear, Social Support By Matthew Silverstein, PhD Our species has done an amazing job surviving multiple pandemics, ice ages and natural disasters, not to mention our own self-inflicted violence, over the last several million years. It’s in our DNA to know how to make it through. As we move into the next…
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AUNE Campus Update – Fall 2020 Semester
AUNE Students: In looking ahead to the fall semester I wanted to share a few thoughts and decisions that have been made about our fall schedule and campus operations. After careful consideration given to national conversations focusing on higher education, it is clear to me that there is no clear consensus on the best pathway…
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Standing in Solidarity | A Message from AUSB’s Provost
Dear AUSB Community, We stand together in our solidarity against the oppression and injustice experienced by so many in our communities and are rightfully outraged. During this unprecedented time in dealing with the pandemic, we are called to action due to the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, which was…
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Former Banker Works to Expand Access to Knowledge Economy
When Dr. Wayne Curtis worked on Wall Street in the ’80s, he got used to wearing the finest clothes. “I thought I had all the bells and whistles of a successful executive living in the most urban, successful city in America,” he says. “You couldn’t tell me that I wasn’t the greatest thing since sliced…
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Social Innovation Amidst Crises and Beyond: Six Leadership Practices
Graduate School of Leadership and Change Professor of Leadership, Management, and Service Dr. Aqeel Tirmizi recently authored “Social Innovation Amidst Crises and Beyond: Six Leadership Practices” for Medium, an online network of scholars and practitioners. This new article, which references and expands upon research from Dr. Tirmizi’s book chapter entitled “Leading Innovation in the Social Sector” featured…
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New Dissertation Examines Change in Church Congregations
PhD in Leadership and Change alumna Dr. Courtny Davis Olds has published her dissertation entitled, Perspectives from the Pew: A Phenomenological Exploration of Congregants’ Experiences of Change in Their Churches. This new study provides insights that can inform both congregational change endeavors and church leadership practices, as well as future research. Dr. Davis Olds has 15…
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A Message from Chancellor Groves on the Killing of George Floyd
Dear AU Community, Noose or knee, lynching or suffocation, the result is still death at the hands of the very law enforcement institutions meant to serve and protect. We have all seen the gruesome video of the last minutes of George Floyd’s life, lying on the ground in Minneapolis, handcuffed, helpless, clearly within police officer control…
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Part 3: Voices from AUNE PsyD Graduates in the Time of the Pandemic
“We take considerable pride in how alumni and alumnae are changing the world,” said Dr. Vincent Pignatiello, Chair of the Department of Clinical Psychology. “It is exciting that each week we are able to broadcast their voices to the world about their personal and professional journeys. In this third installment, it’s a great pleasure to…
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Learning Through Cupcakes: Baker Hopes to Spread Kitchen Knowledge
“I think I’ve always just loved making cupcakes for people,” says Niallah Cooper-Scruggs, a graduate student at Antioch University Seattle. This love began the day her mom taught her how to make her first batch, topped with a sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting that was just right – not too runny, just stiff enough.…
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