Climate change is at emergency status, with global temperatures and extreme weather surging. Facing this, sustainability efforts are more important than ever, both at all levels of government and also for large organizations with vast power and impact. For Francis Xavier Tuokuu, a 2019 graduate of Antioch’s PhD in Environmental Studies, this urgent problem requires taking responsibility.
What does it mean to know a place, an ecosystem, or a subject? This question has long fascinated Jean Kayira, the Director of Antioch’s PhD in Environmental Studies.
Ander was inspired to give back to the university which helped to shape her fulfilling career as an educator. Now, as a donor, she’s part of a new community: The Antioch University Legacy Society, which is a planned giving initiative centered around the celebration of individuals and families who have included the university in their estate plans, wills, or gifts of assets.
The Conservation Psychology Institute works with cutting-edge research to create positive change in the world. They are working towards motivating pro-environmental behavioral change, fostering a connection to nature, and crafting effective communication strategies.
“The current population is extremely small and vulnerable, and it only takes one poacher to kill a red wolf,” says Suzanne Agan ’20 (Antioch New England, PhD in Environmental Studies).
I call Claudia J. Ford ’86, ’15 (Antioch College, MBA) in Health Administration and Antioch New England, PhD in Environmental Studies) on a weekday morning. The first thing that strikes me is the calm, silky timbre of her voice.
Janine Marr, a 2021 graduate of the PhD in Environmental Studies at Antioch University’s New England Campus, has written and published her dissertation titled, White Pine Blister Rust Distribution in…
Marty Castriotta considers himself an ecosystem designer. The alum of Antioch New England’s Environmental Education program says, “Permaculture design offers a toolkit.” These tools mimic natural systems—minimizing waste, using natural…
Who are zoos for? How can they do a better job of reaching underserved communities? And how do they include members of those communities in design processes they’ve often been excluded from?
It was a pair of foxes that lured Laura Andrews, Antioch’s Director of Institutional Advancement, and her partner Cary Gaunt ’09 (Antioch New England, PhD in Environmental Studies) to the old Ellis Farm.
It was during a long conversation with one of his professors at Antioch that Jude Nuru ‘19 ‘20 found the focus of his of his career…
This past summer, heavy rains flooded the city of Detroit, Michigan, where Clara Fang lives with her partner, their dog, and two cats. Her basement was flooded with nine inches…