Two new Individualized Master of Arts program courses provide a foundation in research and personalized learning, emphasizing the potential of new methods and tools within research. Individualized Master of Arts…
Tiffany Owens: Collaborating with Others to Change the Arts Education Landscape
Throughout her life, the artist, educator, and Antioch alum Tiffany Owens has been deeply influenced by spaces on the borders that straddle divides. “I am a person who has always lived in liminal spaces—racially, socioeconomically, educationally, and between artistry and bureaucracy,” explains Owens, who today serves as Program Director of P.S. ARTS, a nonprofit that brings arts education to over 30,000 public school students in the greater Los Angeles area.
For Emma Lombardi, Individualized Study Meant Listening to Her Ancestors
For Emma Lombardi, Individualized Study Meant Listening to Her Ancestors
As she picked up the phone to call the main office of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Emma Lombardi felt restless and nervous. This was the first time she called the tribal offices for reasons other than logistics. Even more nerve-wracking, this was her first attempt to connect with a part of her heritage and culture that she felt estranged from…
Cool Course: 5003: Foundations in Individualized Study
If you ever talk to a student, alum, or faculty member of Antioch’s Individualized Master of Arts, there is a high likelihood that they will bring up “FDN-5003: Foundations in Individualized Study.” This course, with its alphanumeric code that sounds like something from a Sci-Fi story, is much more than just another class.