A recent 25th-anniversary celebration drew 60 in-person guests and over 400 virtual participants to commemorate the achievements and milestones of Antioch’s Bridge Program, which has provided free, high-quality humanities education…
Kenta Estrada-Darley appointed Chief Community Innovation Officer at CRDC
Kenta Estrada-Darley ‘17 (Los Angeles, MA, GSLC) has been appointed Chief Community Innovation Officer at the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD). The CRCD is devoted to educating and empowering…
With “Poetry is Democracy” Event, Antioch’s MFA Brings Art to an Election Year
Last fall, the Antioch MFA in Creative Writing led an initiative known as Poetry Is Democracy that commissioned new poems from six working poets and then brought them and the…
GSLC Graduate Partners with Health New Zealand
Dani Chesson, PhD ‘17 (GSLC, Los Angeles), has partnered with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, which delivers public health services across New Zealand. Together, they will lead a…
Antioch Graduate Publishes The Ideal Wealth Grower: How to Journey to the Time Freedom Point and Beyond
Axel Meierhoefer, MA, PhD ‘11 (GSLC, Los Angeles) has published The Ideal Wealth Grower: How to Journey to the Time Freedom Point and Beyond. In the book, Meierhoefer explores the…
Kenny Alexander, PhD publishes Leadership Unlocked
Kenny Alexander, PhD ‘19 (GSLC, Los Angeles), a distinguished graduate of Antioch University’s PhD in Leadership and Change program, a current AU Board of Governors member, and the Mayor of…
LA Antiochians Build Cultural Bridges with Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda
Antioch University created an intricate ofrenda for the Dia de los Muertos celebration at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. The ofrenda, or altar, was created by students,…
Stephanie Hunter Jones Publishes Inspiring Book on Heroism and Personal Growth
Stephanie Hunter Jones ‘12, ‘13 (Los Angeles, BA, MAP) published a book titled, Clara’s Journey: A Superhero’s Guide to Understanding, Healing, and Confronting Antiheroes and Supervillains. The book is a…
“Poems Cost Nothing Except the Poet’s Life”: Antioch Hosts Conversation About Democracy Between Two Vietnamese American Writers
The Antioch MFA in Creative Writing recently hosted a conversation about democracy, war, and identity between the writer and scholar Viet Thanh Nguyen—author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sympathizer—and the…
Mid-Career MFA Leads a Documentarian Back to Fiction—and to the Stage
In April of 2023, the playwright and documentarian Dara Padwo-Audick made an ambitious request: that her community give $20,000 to underwrite staging her play, Onion Skin, as part of the…
Lee Schwartz Varon Publishes a Kids Book About Overdose to Educate and Support Families
Lee Schwartz Varon ‘95 (Los Angeles, MA) published A Kids Book About Overdose. Varon wrote this book to support, educate, and encourage families going through addiction recovery. The book explains…
Tiffany Thomas Has Story Featured in New Book on Bravery and Self-Healing
Tiffany Thomas ‘18 (Los Angeles, MAP) has a story in the recently published collection titled, How to Be Brave: Self-Healing Tools for Love Warriors. Published by Brave Healer Productions, this…