Early in the month of October, the Los Angeles home of MFA alum Consuelo G. Flores becomes an explosion of boxes and bins, ornate paper flowers, and bolts of colorful fabric. This is when her busy time begins. The artist, writer, and advocate will spend the following weeks preparing to build altars for Day of the Dead celebrations—a practice she began as a teenager.
I’m glad I waited and I’m glad it was Antioch that I came back to. I was ready. I was ready to learn. I had
Five years ago I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Dr. Elaine Parker-Gills in person for an article about the variety of African American studies
In 2003, after a decade-and-a-half of life in San Francisco, Meg Rodriguez was forced to move back to Los Angeles due to the rising cost
When a person’s student visa expires in the United States, finding a job becomes imperative. This was certainly true for the accomplished author Alistair McCartney,
The poet Carol Davis finds her inspiration when immersed in the unfamiliar. She teaches now in the bachelor’s program at Antioch Los Angeles. Her classes
When I met over Zoom with J.T. Derwart and Alexandra Block on a Sunday in late fall that was unseasonably hot all across Southern California
Navigating the world of literary publishing can be tricky. This competitive landscape is most accessible to those who have learned by doing, oftentimes having worked
When Malcolm X said, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today,” he could as well
Caley O’Dwyer, Psychology and Creative Writing faculty in the Undergraduate Studies Department, was featured in a profile story in VoyageLA. “VoyageLA provides an intimate look
Deborah A. Lott, MFA, Faculty in the Creative Writing Concentration in Antioch University Los Angeles’ Undergraduate Studies program, was featured in the Los Angeles Review of
Undergraduate Studies Department Co-Chair Kirsten Grimstad, PhD, with Susan Rennie, is the co-author of The New Woman’s Survival Catalog, a seminal survey of Second Wave feminist
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