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Dr. Amber Pairis inspires youth climate action
Dr. Amber Pairis, AUNE PhD alumni, is inspiring the youth of today to fight climate change. Dr. Pairis recently gave a Community Heroes workshop at the University of California San Diego to 150 local concerned citizens — including a group of students from Crawford High School. Dr. Pairis champions a collaborative, community-centered approach to climate…
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Newsletter Highlights Vibrant and Thriving Learning Community
Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change (GSLC) has just released the newest edition of The Antiochian Leader. This comprehensive newsletter highlights new and exciting ongoings of GSLC’s vibrant learning community including faculty, student, and alumni updates, details regarding engagement opportunities, and much more! Access the full issue here!
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Dr. Trent Pinto: Facilitating Change in Higher Education
Dr. Trent Pinto, a 2019 graduate of Antioch’s Leadership and Change program, sees higher education and college campuses as a microcosm of society—and its inclusive challenges. By working to enact change at the University of Cincinnati, where he is the director of resident education and development, Pinto is supporting diversity and inclusion across the university…
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Alumna Dissertation Presents a Model of Support for Therapists Specializing in Addiction
PhD in Leadership and Change alumna Dr. Heather Humphrey-Leclaire has published her dissertation entitled, Therapists Who Specialize in Addiction: A Grounded Situational Analysis of a Stigmatized Profession. This study presents a comprehensive theoretical model of the supports and the problems facing therapists who specialize in addiction and ultimately supports a theory of how to redress issues…
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Antioch Alumni becomes first Pollinator Inspector in the state of Vermont
Brooke Decker was born to be a beekeeper. Her grandfather kept commercial beehives and both her mother and her aunt tend backyard hives in Brooke’s home state of Ohio. During her time studying Environmental Education at Antioch, Brooke continued the beekeeping legacy. For her master’s internship, she worked in Cuttingsville, Vermont for a local commercial…
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Julie Sayres
An Interview with Julie Sayres, Affiliate Faculty, MFA in Writing & Contemporary Media Julie Sayres is an award-winning screenwriter whose experience includes a successful career as a writer for television series and movies. Her long list of credits speaks to her knowledge and experience in the industry and her awards acknowledge the artistry that comes…
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Faculty Deb Kachel Organizes Rally to Restore Previously Cut School Librarian Positions
Antioch Affiliate Faculty, Deb Kachel, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) Advocacy Committee Co-Chair, was a key organizer of a rally at the School District of Philadelphia PA administration building, the objective for which was to restore previously cut school librarian positions. Over 150 demonstrators participated to protest funding school library cuts and to hear speakers…
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Lisa Locascio Joins MFA in Creative Writing Program
Author and Academic Lisa Locascio has joined the MFA in Creative Writing program as a Core Faculty in Fiction. Locascio comes to Antioch with a decade of teaching experience at various institutions including Wesleyan University, UCLA, USC, Colorado College, and New York University. Locascio also serves as the Executive Director of the Mendocino Coast Writer’s…
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Fostering Empathy for Animals | Conservation Psychology Institute Webinar Series
This webinar, Fostering Empathy for Animals, was offered on Jan. 23, 2020. One of the central constructs of conservation psychology is empathy, our ability to perceive, understand, and care about the experiences of another. In this webinar, we will discuss the concept of empathy and how it can be applied to wildlife conservation, particularly through…
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