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Antioch University Endowment to Go Fossil Fuel Free
Antioch University will fully divest from fossil fuels within three years. The university has committed to an immediate freeze on all new investments in fossil fuel companies and will fully divest its endowment fund from fossil fuels by 2023. Antioch University Chancellor William R. Groves made the commitment after overseeing analysis into the University’s financial…
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Alumna Dissertation Examines Success of First-Generation College Students from New Perspective
PhD in Leadership and Change alumna Dr. Ashley C. Gray Benson has published, An Exploration of Factors Influencing First-Generation College Students’ Ability to Graduate College: A Delphi Study. This dissertation serves as a counter-narrative to the standard deficiency model in published research that characterizes most first-generation college students as feeble and unequipped when it comes…
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Putting Food on the Table and Fostering Connections with School Gardens
Sarah Bethel has moved from coast to coast. She studied environmental studies at the University of Oregon, traveled up and down the West Coast doing service projects as a part of AmeriCorps, and taught early Education in Vermont and Connecticut for three years. These days, Bethel is back on the west coast, and working towards…
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Campus Services at AUS – Provost Update
Dear AUS Community: While Antioch’s Seattle campus is no longer open for classes (except by arrangement) until the start of the spring quarter, we will maintain business hours (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.) for essential functions and to support meetings when needed and student services. Please see Scott Titus’s message from yesterday. Of course, when…
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5 Principles of Co-Designing Conservation WITH (not for) the Community | Conservation Psychology Institute Webinar Series
A growing number of environmental professionals are realizing that equitable and meaningful engagement of local community members in the development of programming is essential for catalyzing the durable, long-term action needed to conserve biodiversity. Many who attempt to co-design programs with (not for) communities find that choosing the most effective strategies to accomplish this task…
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Alumna Highlights Holistic City Frameworks to Align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
PhD in Leadership and Change alumna and Founder of the Institute for Inner Economy, a non-partisan think tank dedicated to operationalizing positive peace for governance, diplomacy, and civil progress, at the local, national, and international level, Dr. Lisa A. Berkley has published her dissertation entitled, A Case Study: The Role of Compassionate Cities, Healthy Cities,…
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Alumna Dissertation Focuses on the Lived Experiences of LatinX Diversity Champions
PhD in Leadership and Change alumna Dr. Maria Chavez-Haroldson has published her dissertation entitled, LatinX Diversity Officers in Higher Education: Capacitating Values as Champions of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. This scholarship focuses on the lived experiences of LatinX Diversity Champions in higher education and examines the ways in which they access their cultural values as…
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COVID-19 Update, Antioch Seattle, 3/8/20
Dear Antioch Community: I want to thank you for your collaborative and positive response to our institutional approach to the covid-19 situation in the Seattle area. Faculty have been responsive and supportive, focused on student learning, community safety, and the continuity of instruction. Students have been accepting and no less supportive despite the inconveniences posed…
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COVID-19 Update
Message from the Chancellor Dear Antioch Community, We continue to monitor the evolving situation with the COVID-19 virus carefully and want to report to you on recent decisions and developments. In that regard, we want to assure you that we are guided by two overarching principles. The health and safety of our students, faculty, staff,…
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