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One for All, All for Free: Defending Libraries in a Time of Cutbacks
Jennifer Sturge, EdD I have this vivid childhood memory of walking into our public library and heading to the children’s section through a hallway that was glass on one side. I remember the warmth of the air and the brightness of the sun as I practically skipped toward the room filled with books. Another core…
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The Role of Floodplain Complexity in Wood Turtle Habitat Use | Dissertation Watch
Antioch University New England is pleased to announce the successful publication of the doctoral dissertation by Laura S. Deming, PhD, a 2025 graduate of the PhD in Environmental Studies and Sustainability program. Deming’s dissertation, titled The Role of Floodplain Complexity in Wood Turtle Habitat Use, significantly contributes to conservation science. Her research examines how stream…
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Effective Policy Implementation and (TRANS)forming the K–12 Education (CIS)tem | Dissertation Watch
Antioch University proudly congratulates Megan Carlson Murray, EdD (she/her), on the publication of her dissertation: Effective Policy Implementation and (TRANS)forming the K–12 Education (CIS)tem. A 2025 graduate of the EdD program in Educational and Professional Practice, Murray’s research addresses the urgent need to support transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) students in K–12 public schools. Her…
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Antioch Classmates’ Nonprofit Raises Over 600 Caterpillar Species Every Year—and Educates Thousands Across New England
In the summer of 2013, Sam Jaffe was hired by the BBC to raise a crop of caterpillars. Jaffe, at the time, was a student in Antioch’s MS in Environmental Studies, Environmental Education, and now he had a contract to raise hundreds of special, rare, and charismatic caterpillars for a late summer filming date of a…
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Black Birth Work as Radical Praxis: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry of Leadership Among Black Birth Workers | Dissertation Watch
Antioch University is proud to announce that Lesa C. Clark, PhD, a 2025 graduate of the PhD Program in Leadership and Change, has published her dissertation entitled: Black Birth Work as Radical Praxis: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry of Leadership Among Black Birth Workers. This groundbreaking hermeneutic phenomenological study delves into the leadership experiences of Black…
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Avoiding Racial Equity Detours: Racial Equity Trainers’ Visions of Racially Equitable Residential Environmental Education | Dissertation Watch
Antioch University New England is proud to announce the publication of the dissertation by Anna Mooney, PhD, a 2025 graduate of the PhD Program in Environmental Studies and Sustainability. Her dissertation, Avoiding Racial Equity Detours: Racial Equity Trainers’ Visions of Racially Equitable Residential Environmental Education, offers a timely and critical contribution to the field of…
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Lori Erica Varlotta Assumes Office as President of Antioch University
Antioch University welcomed its new President, Lori Varlotta, PhD, who assumed office on August 11, 2025. She also began her co-appointment as Executive Vice President of the Coalition for the Common Good. Varlotta joins Antioch University at a pivotal moment. Called to model mid-21st-century distributed leadership, democratic professionalism, and impact-oriented education, she will leverage Antioch’s…
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Antioch University Launches PhD in Leadership and Change Degree Completion Pathway
Helping Doctoral Candidates Cross the Finish Line with a Transformative, Socially Conscious Pathway to Completion Antioch University’s School of Interdisciplinary and Professional Studies (SIPS) is proud to announce the launch of its PhD in Leadership and Change (PhDLC) Completion Pathway, a new initiative designed to support advanced doctoral students who have completed significant coursework but…
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Post-migration Living Distress and Suicidal Behavior in Refugee Populations Resettled in Vermont | Dissertation Watch
Antioch University is thrilled to announce the publication of Phoebe K. Lewis’s dissertation, Post-migration Living Distress and Suicidal Behavior in Refugee Populations Resettled in Vermont, which explores the intersection of post-migration living distress (PMLD) and suicidality in refugees. This important work addresses a relatively underexplored area in the field of refugee psychology, focusing on how…
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