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An Evening with Acclaimed Writer and Director Billy Ray
The MFA in Writing & Contemporary Media and KCRW hosted an evening with acclaimed writer and director Billy Ray. Morning Edition host Jonathan Bastian interviewed Ray about his career that has spanned over three decades. During the conversation, Ray shared information about his early career, he sold a script for an episode of The Jetsons…
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Student Receives Equity in Leadership Award
PhD in Leadership and Change Student and Senior Executive Director for the Office of Teacher Development at New York City Department of Education Rod Bowen has been awarded the organization’s 2019 Equity in Leadership Award in recognition of his commitment implementing positive changes in school communities. Learn more about the organization and its important work…
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Student Highlighted in Becker’s Hospital Review
PhD in Leadership and Change student and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Allina Health Lisa Shannon explains her proudest moments in healthcare leadership and discusses the biggest issues the industry is facing in the recent article entitled “The Ambitious Agenda of Allina Health COO Lisa Shannon”, in Becker’s Hospital Review (March 2019).…
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Antioch University Education Professor Releases New Book on Grief
A new book by Antioch professor Dr. Torin Finser focuses on coping with grief and loss in school communities. Dr. Torin Finser of Antioch University’s Education Department has released his latest book for educators: The False Door Between Life and Death: Supporting Grieving Students, Teachers, and Parents. Through the use of myths, anecdotes, and psychology,…
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Student Named CEO of Nashville CARES
PhD in Leadership and Change student Amna (Mooni) Osman is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nashville CARES. The organization’s mission is to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Middle Tennessee. Last year, Nashville CARES served more than 50,000 Middle Tennesseans living with or at-risk of HIV/AIDS through education, advocacy, and support. Learn more about the organization…
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Your Chance to Read the Spring 2019 PsyD Newsletter
Our Spring 2019 PsyD Newsletter is now available to the general public online, here! This quarter’s edition includes a faculty profile, a list of spring community meetings, a list of student internship and pre-internship placements, a student presentation schedule for the 2019 American Psychological Association Convention, a list of PsyD student research and interest groups,…
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Teaching Community Engagement and Encouraging Unapologetic Self-Care
Three years after Yolande “Falami” Devoe earned her master’s in educational leadership from Antioch University Midwest, she suffered two mini-strokes. “I started on a self-care trek as a result of my health issues that continued and expanded,” she said. “I had been juggling school, work, and family. I was beginning to understand the importance of…
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Nicola Smith-Kea: Giving Voice to Those Who Need One
Growing up in Jamaica in a culture in which she remembers as a child that, “women should be seen and not heard,” she now works to ensure that their voice is being heard as they journey to become leaders. A student in the Antioch University Graduate School of Leadership and Change, completing her PhD in…
