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  • Start from Zero: Reimagining Creative Arts Therapy Education in an International Context | Dissertation Watch

    Start from Zero: Reimagining Creative Arts Therapy Education in an International Context | Dissertation Watch

    Ling Cheun Bianca Lee, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision at Antioch University Seattle, has written and published a dissertation titled Start from Zero: Reimagining Creative Arts Therapy Education in an International Context. Lee uses photovoice within a decolonial, liberatory, and trauma-informed framework—termed “stir fry praxis”—to examine how 11…

  • Experiences of Dissertating Students: What Works? | Dissertation Watch

    Experiences of Dissertating Students: What Works? | Dissertation Watch

    Laura Durkin, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision at Antioch University Seattle, has written and published a dissertation titled Experiences of Dissertating Students: What Works? Durkin investigates how CES doctoral programs can better support dissertating students. Guided by frameworks on student attrition and institutional racism, she examines the dissertation-specific…

  • A Midnight Message from Horace

    A Midnight Message from Horace

    Laurien ALexandre I dreamed Horace sent me a message about immigration last night. Six powerful words. Couldn’t be clearer. Antioch rises in an inclusive democracy. That’s been Antioch’s originalpurpose since our founding in 1852. And that’s been Horace’s message across time and place. It gave me pause. Maybe he felt it was time to connect…

  • RCT@AU Holds Event on Relationships in Advocating for Social Change
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    RCT@AU Holds Event on Relationships in Advocating for Social Change

    Ileya Grosman Antioch University hosted its first RCT@AU community-wide event, “Nobody Does This Work Alone: The Role of Relationships in Advocating for Social Change,” a virtual gathering featuring an award-winning author and a panel of Antioch faculty. The event, which took place on October 10, 2025, is part of a new initiative in partnership with…

  • Pilot Lifelong Learning Program Focuses on “Pivot Points”

    Pilot Lifelong Learning Program Focuses on “Pivot Points”

    Starting in early 2025, Antioch University began bringing together nearly two dozen students, alumni, and faculty for monthly sessions called “Pivot Points: Mastering Professional and Life Transitions.” This five-month pilot series explored what it means to grow, adapt, and reinvent oneself within a lifelong learning community. Co-facilitated by School of Interdisciplinary Studies Dean Amy Rutstein-Riley…

  • Bisexuality: An Individual’s Direction is Society’s Detour | Dissertation Watch

    Bisexuality: An Individual’s Direction is Society’s Detour | Dissertation Watch

    Madisyn J. Roberts, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision, has written and published a dissertation titled Bisexuality: An Individual’s Direction is Society’s Detour. Roberts uses narrative inquiry, informed by queer theory and intersectionality, to examine how ten self-identified bisexual adults construct stories of sexuality and identity in a culture…

  • The 5 Social Determinants of Health

    The 5 Social Determinants of Health

    Health begins long before the clinic You’re managing tight deadlines, juggling grants, and working toward meaningful impact. You’ve gathered the data and built the dashboards—but real progress still feels out of reach. True change in public health requires addressing the conditions where people live, work, learn, and age. These social conditions—known as the social determinants…

  • Exploring the Use of Somatic Skills and Techniques in Clinical Supervision | Dissertation Watch

    Exploring the Use of Somatic Skills and Techniques in Clinical Supervision | Dissertation Watch

    Areka D. Foster, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision at Antioch University’s Seattle campus, has written and published a dissertation titled “Exploring the Use of Somatic Skills and Techniques in Clinical Supervision.” Foster examines how supervisors integrate somatically oriented practices in clinical supervision. Drawing on relational–cultural theory and polyvagal…

  • Complexity, Polycentricity, and Climate Change: An Embedded, Multi-Level Case Study of a Climate Meta-Network | Dissertation Watch

    Complexity, Polycentricity, and Climate Change: An Embedded, Multi-Level Case Study of a Climate Meta-Network | Dissertation Watch

    Timothy G. Staub, in fulfilling the requirements for a PhD in Leadership and Change at Antioch University, has written and published a dissertation titled“Complexity, Polycentricity, and Climate Change: An Embedded, Multi-Level Case Study of a Climate Meta-Network.” Staub investigates how large climate action networks can mobilize collective leadership to meet the cascading impacts of climate…