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A Methodology on Navigating Race, Oppression, and Equity in Medical Education | Dissertation Watch
Christen Johnson, a 2023 graduate of the EdD in Educational and Professional Practice, published her dissertation titled, The MONROE Method: A Methodology on Navigating Race, Oppression, and Equity in Medical Education through Physician Cultural Responsibility. Through the transformative research paradigm and transformative learning theory, a mixed-methods study of deidentified qualitative and quantitative data, Johnson used…
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With Changes, Certificate in Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Education is More Accessible
Antioch University’s Certificate in Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Education, or CRECE, has increased its credit requirements which will now allow interested students access to scholarships and student support from the state. CRECE is a student-led, nine-month program, taught bilingually to educators who are interested in advancing their careers and earning credits toward an associate’s or…
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Embodying Psychoanalytic Practice: New England PsyD Department Well-Represented at Division 39 Spring Meeting
Students, alums, and faculty from the New England PsyD in Clinical Psychology program gathered in Washington, DC, for the Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology’s annual Spring Meeting. SPPP, more commonly known as Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, is one of 54 divisions of APA available for membership to students, early career professionals, and established…
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Cultivating Abolitionist Praxis through Healing-Centered Engagement in Social Justice Youth Arts Programs | Dissertation Watch
Laurel Sarah Butler, a 2023 graduate of the EdD in Educational and Professional Practice, just published her dissertation titled, Cultivating Abolitionist Praxis through Healing-Centered Engagement in Social Justice Youth Arts Programs. Through critical-phenomenological interview-based research, Butler’s participants were young people who were in Social Justice Youth Arts programs during their teenage years. The participants engaged…
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Cool Course: Real World Sustainability
In the course “Real World Sustainability,” students learn not just about how to bring the subject of sustainability into K-12 classroom settings but also how to look at the larger systems they are operating within. “It’s ecology,” says the course’s designer and instructor, Paul Bocko. “It’s a lot of different elements working together, and they’re…
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Gloria Steinem Has Hour-Long Conversation With Carol Jenkins as Part of AW4D
One of the first events of Antioch Works for Democracy 2024—a multi-month campaign of education and action to build a more just and inclusive democracy during this critical election year—was a conversation with internationally recognized political activist, feminist organizer, compassionate humanitarian, and public intellectual Gloria Steinem. In this timely conversation, Steinem shared her reflections on critical…
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Taking a Stand: Strengthening Our University’s Commitment to Social and Ecological Justice
Four Arrows On June 23, 2024, William R. Groves, respected Chancellor of Antioch University, wrote the following in “Calling for Peace in Gaza and Healing at Antioch” in Antioch’s Common Thread: I am adding our voice to the many others calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the immediate release of hostages, and for a…
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Lesley Jackson Has a Vision for Education that Embraces Complexity and Self-Care
Before self-care became a buzzword appropriated by consumerist culture and leisurewear, the concept was developed and spread by Black feminist activists, including the poet Audre Lorde, who wrote, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” When Lesley Jackson, PhD, first came upon this concept, she…
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Merging Theories for Social Justice Advocacy in Higher Education | Dissertation Watch
Camaron Miyamoto, a 2024 graduate of the EdD in Educational and Professional Practice, published his dissertation titled Daring to Lead with Humility: Merging Connective Leadership Theory and Critical Race Theory for Social Justice Advocacy in Higher Education. Through research using both Likert Scale surveys as well as follow-up interviews, Miyamoto’s study is grounded in leadership…
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