“There’s only two ways you can do antiracist work—imperfectly or not at all,” says Stephen Brookfield, the scholar of critical pedagogy and antiracism who recently joined Antioch University as a Distinguished Scholar. As a white man working in antiracism (he
Bringing awareness to self-identity and privilege, Dr. Jude Bergkamp, Chair of Antioch Seattle’s Clinical Psychology Department, led a virtual workshop titled “Orbiting Social Privilege: The Gravity of Awareness” at the University of Tulsa, on September 25. Co-presenting with Dr. Bergkamp, were Abi
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
When most people think of a classroom, they have a picture in their mind–and it isn’t usually of a correctional facility. Yet that’s exactly where Dr. Rachel Oppenheim, Director of the School of Education at Antioch University Seattle, has been
A core faculty member in the Undergraduate Studies program at Antioch University Seattle, B.J. Bullert is also a communication scholar and documentary filmmaker. Her company, Seattle Films, is dedicated to producing works about the Pacific Northwest, including Chief Seattle and
Social Justice, Her Way: a profile of Antioch alum and affiliate faculty If anyone should know Antioch University’s mission, it’s alum and affiliated writing faculty, Andrea Tate. After earning her undergraduate degree from Santa Barbara, her MFA in Creative Nonfiction
Antioch LA Visiting MFA Faculty in fiction, Natashia Deón, is a NAACP Image Award Nominee and author of the critically-acclaimed novel, Grace. Awarded the 2017 American Library Association’s Black Caucus Award Winner for Best Debut Fiction, Grace was also named a New York Times Top
We make the world. Antioch—the ideal—needs each of us to strive for justice. As a writer who doesn’t (yet) have a book out, it’s easy to feel invisible. The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) Individual Excellence Award makes me feel seen.
Science Teacher and Past-School Director at Compass School & Antioch University Adjunct Undergraduate: Biology, Colby College What prompted you to attend graduate school? “I came to Antioch at a point in my life when I was asking myself what’s my
by Liz Shemaria Mist fell from the trees in Monteverde, Costa Rica, as Dawn Murray stepped off the school bus on her way to work. Monkeys howled, coatis scampered across the earth, and Murray breathed in crisp, clear, morning air.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Marissa Whisman Nels Henderson has been teaching at Antioch University Santa Barbara for nearly 20 years. What his students and colleagues may not know is that Henderson is an alumnus of Antioch University, and he arrived at his teaching
According to a study recently conducted by Arts Alive!, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to enhance quality of life by advancing arts and culture in the Monadnock region, the collective impact of arts and culture on the region is $1.9
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