Paloma Arnold ‘04 (Santa Barbara, MA in Psychology) has been selected to serve as the new Vice President of Student Affairs at Santa Barbara Community College. Arnold has worked in…
BA in Management students took a fun and educational trip to visit Direct Relief
Santa Barbara’s BA in Management students visited Direct Relief, one of the top nonprofit organizations in the nation. They learned how Direct Relief sent medical aid to Ukraine and other parts…
CAMFT President Leans into Discomfort to Destigmatize Mental Health
“We all have inherent value and worth,” says Danah Williams, but unfortunately we live in a society that often stigmatizes people for many different reasons, from the color of one’s…
AUS and AUSB named to 2022 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll
The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has again named two Antioch University campuses to its prestigious Transfer Honor Roll, recognizing these campuses’ dynamic pathways to completing undergraduate study and their…
S3E10: Developing Math and Science Literacy Means Moving Beyond the “Right” Answer
When using the “Scientific Method,” we ask questions, observe the world, and interpret what we find. Sometimes this leads us to change our initial ideas—but no matter what, we lead with curiosity. So why is it that science education today so often focuses on memorizing facts and solving tidy problems with right and wrong answers? In this interview with Dr. Gopal Krishnamurthy we ask these questions. Topics covered include foul-smelling childhood experiments, an engagement with non-standard mathematical notation, and the ways that today, “despite the best efforts of our teachers, learning is critically endangered.”
Amanda Martinez ‘08
Amanda Martinez ‘08 (Santa Barbara, MAT) has been hired as the assistant superintendent of Pupil Services at the Goleta Union School District (GUSD). For the last four years, Martinez has…
Nonye Ogoamaka ‘11
Nonye Ogoamaka ‘11 (Santa Barbara, MA in Clinical Psychology) was named the new Director of Nursing at Hillside in Santa Barbara, a residential facility serving 59 individuals living with intellectual…
Katherine Soto-Vasquez ‘19
Katherine Soto-Vasquez ‘19 (Santa Barbara, MBA) was recognized by PATH Santa Barbara for Women’s History Month, for her work providing unhoused individuals with housing and social services resources. As the…
Alumni Magazine Traces Common Thread Across Antioch’s Many Difference-Makers
“Most of our alumni come as accomplished people. Then, with additional tools and connections they learn at Antioch, they go on to make even more of a difference,” says Laura…
Life at 280 MPH
To say that Julie Nataas ’18, an Indiana-based NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster driver, leads a busy life, would be an understatement…
Teacher and Student Publish Article on Family Violence, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Resilience
What are the root causes of family violence? And how can therapists and communities work to help families transcend adversity so that they are able to realize post-traumatic growth and…
All Counseling is Trauma Counseling
A trauma can be something like a car crash or an earthquake or an eviction, a major event one can point to as life-changing. These are what clinicians refer to…