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Denaya Shorter’s Reflection
denaya shorter This time, about two years ago, I was in the middle of a transition. I was excited, mostly terrified, and extremely uncertain if I was making the right decision. I had just moved away from my home of over a decade. I resigned from my dream job as a Wildlife Biologist. It was…
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People Who Live on the Streets of Seattle
Yi-Mao Chiu The relationship between social justice, city life, and environmental conditions is complex. Where people live and how they live are key to understanding the issues that drive the quality of living in a place…a neighborhood, a district, a community. The Urban Environmental Education (UEE) Master’s program at Antioch University Seattle intentionally embeds our…
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Making Sense of a Senseless Act
Melani Baker The Tree of Life synagogue is in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, the neighborhood where I grew up from ages zero to eighteen and where my family still lives. I am Jewish on my mother’s side, and thankfully (for me) I do not know anyone who was in the synagogue at the…
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Another Way to Think About Race, Culture, and Environment
Cindy Thomashow & Josh Parker An Interview with Josh Parker, UEE Alum (2018) (abbreviated) Tell me about your new position in the Seattle schools: In my new job, I will serve as a racial equity and advancement coordinator at Seattle public schools. The team that I’m working with is very small and are all leaders…
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Alumnus and Experienced Educator Set to Launch Holistic Independent High School
For over two decades PhD in Leadership and Change alumnus Dr. Randy Bartlett has been change making in education and non-profit sectors. That said, he is on the horizon of launching his most comprehensive learning opportunity yet. This fall Dr. Bartlett will open City of Bridges High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. City of Bridges High…
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Conversations with Dr. Wear on the APA’s New Guidelines for Working With Men and Boys
Dr. Douglas Wear, Psychologist and Director of Antioch University Seattle’s Community Counseling and Psychology Clinic, was recently interviewed twice – once by Margaret Larson of KING5 News as part of New Day Northwest’s Wellness Wednesday programming, and then in a follow-up interview by Antioch University – about the American Psychological Association’s new clinical guidelines for…
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Antioch Grad Interviewed on WGBH’s PBS NewsHour Shares Program
Sasha Purpura, MBA ’11, Executive Director of Food for Free, was interviewed on WGBH’s PBS NewsHour Shares program on February 6. Food For Free, a food rescue group based in Cambridge, MA, launched a program where student volunteers package 1,200 pounds of leftover food into microwaveable meals for those in need. Sasha explains, “This is…
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Rachel Oppenheim Advocates at ‘Day on the Hill’
On Wednesday, Jan. 30, Rachel Oppenheim, Director of the School of Education, participated in a “Day on the Hill” event along with other members of the Washington Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (WACTE). Oppenheim spent the day in Olympia meeting with legislators to advocate on behalf of public schools and teacher education. She focused…
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Paulette deCoriolis Live on KNKX 88.5 FM
Antioch University Seattle (AUS) alumna and LGBT counselor Paulette de Coriolis was recently interviewed on KNKX 88.5FM, a local Seattle-area radio station. The station is an NPR affiliate, which airs jazz, blues, and NPR news. Additionally, they produce a local news show called Sound Effect, which showcases local stories and voices. The show, titled What is…
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