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…
Noted TV Therapist Siri Sat Nam Headlines Student Council-Organized Networking Event
On Saturday, August 24, the Student Council on Antioch University’s Los Angeles campus welcomed back Siri Sat Nam, PhD, the noted TV therapist and alum of the MA in Clinical…
Christine Gonzalez Honored as 2024 Leader of Influence by Los Angeles Business Journal
Christine (Posadas) Gonzalez ‘20 (Los Angeles, MA in Nonprofit Management) has been recognized as a 2024 esteemed Leader of Influence by the Los Angeles Business Journal. She is co-director of…
Two Writers Discuss Democracy, War, and Identity
How do we make art in times of oppression? Do artists have a responsibility to explore questions of democracy, censorship, and human rights? In this conversation, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Viet…
LaToya Jordan Wins 2023 Shirley Jackson Award for Debut Novella
LaToya Jordan ’09 (Los Angeles, MFA) won the 2023 Shirley Jackson Award for her debut novella To the Woman in the Pink Hat (Aqueduct Press). The Shirley Jackson Awards were…
Antioch Holds Seven Commencements From Coast to Coast
Antioch University held seven commencements between May and September to celebrate the over 1,200 students who graduated and became alumni over the last year. Commencements were held on all five…
Russell Thornhill Featured in Los Angeles Black Oral History Project
Russell E. Thornhill ’13, ‘14 (Los Angeles, BA in Liberal Studies; MA in Organizational Management) is featured in the Los Angeles Black Oral History project with 14 other community leaders. …
Valerie Johns Publishes Poetic Memoir “Ashes in the Milk”
Valerie Johns ’90 (Los Angeles, MA) published a new, poetic memoir, Ashes in the Milk on August 27, 2024. Ashes in the Milk bridges the gap between self-help, vulnerable narrative,…
Diego Ortiz Quintero is the New Director of Media Relations at Mount Sinai Health System
Diego Ortiz Quintero ‘17 (Los Angeles, MA in Nonprofit Management) recently became Public Affairs and Media Director at Mount Sinai Health System, the largest hospital network in New York City….