See what our College community has been up to in the past month in our Campus Recap.
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SOIL HEALTH WEEK EVENTS ON CAMPUS
On Friday, November 14th, 2025, Antioch College hosted a Soil Health Symposium, as a part of Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s state-wide Soil Health Week. The Antioch Micro Farm partnered with one.two.five Benefit Corporation, Glorified Dirt LLC, Greenacres Foundation, the Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice, Gathered Vessels Collaborative LLC, and The Nature Conservancy to provide a full day of programming focused on how regenerative farming practices and healthy soils can store atmospheric carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build long-term resilience in agricultural landscapes.
Over 40 soil health enthusiasts from a range of backgrounds joined us for an exciting day of education and connection. Participants enjoyed a tour of the Antioch Farm, presentations on carbon sequestration, a panel conversation on grant-funding, and a delicious farm-to-table lunch catered by Antioch Kitchens. We wrapped up the day with a screening of student-made films and an exciting announcement about the planned launch of Antioch College’s new EcoFarm and Food Foresting Program in 2026.
Thanks to the many contributors and our incredible Antioch College Works student workers, the day was a meaningful gathering of folks working to support the soils on which we all depend. Antioch Farm Manager, Bruce Linebaugh, and students working on the Farm Crew have invested significant energy into building soil health. In reflection of this work, the College was awarded a grant earlier this year recognizing the level of carbon sequestration in our Farm’s magnificent soil. If you would like to learn more or get involved with the Antioch Farm, please contact Bruce Linebaugh, Antioch Farm Director.
This workshop was in coordination with research supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Regional Conservation Partnership Program Supplemental Agreement number 2794, led by the one.two.five Benefit Corporation.
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FALL STAFF POTLUCK
Last week Antioch College staff gathered to share good food, good company, and plenty of autumn spirit.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES UPDATE
Last month Antioch College’s Board of Trustees convened for their fall meeting. Seven new members were appointed to the board, including a former professor and alumni with class years spanning from 1965-2024. We are thrilled to introduce you to the newest members of the Board:
Caitlin Breedlove ’03
Adrian Colborn ’24
Ingrid Edwards ’96
Julie Gallagher
Larry Rubin ’65
David Southern ’73
Julie Taylor ’06
Learn more about this talented group at https://antiochcollege.edu/directory.
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On October 16th, the Social Sciences Division presented L. Jordan Browne, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Psychology, discussing “Political and Social Influences on Transgender Identity Development,” in a program at the Coretta Scott King Center and online. The presentation, growing out of Jordan’s doctoral dissertation, looked at research on the well-being of transgender people in the United States, and discussed the findings from new research that uses a self-determination theory approach to investigate how our environments influence well-being. Special attention was paid to the political environment in which this research was conducted, observing how changes in one’s identity can be influenced by the context in which one lives. It also presented evidence suggesting that our well-being is related to our attitudes around our own identities, the disclosure and support of identity by others, and the rights and restrictions we encounter in our lives.
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Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli, Assistant Professor of Media Arts, reports that her short film Distant Early Warning just had its European premiere in the Czech Republic at the 29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival on October 25th. The Distant Early Warning Line (DEWLine), an extensive chain of radar stations built by the US and Canada during the Cold War, was intended to detect a possible nuclear attack from the Soviet Union. The video is based on digitized 8 mm films from 1956, which capture the movement of massive military equipment into the pristine Arctic landscape and the everyday life of workers operating in Inuit areas. Algorithmic interventions in the rewritten images create phantoms of the landscape, people, and military installations. Traces of temporary human presence are gradually overlaid with abstract layers of technological vision. Lavatelli transforms 8 mm footage to shift between human perspectives and the inscrutable point of view of technology, presenting an apocalyptic vision as though the worst has already happened. The abstracted, melting, flickering textures evoke radioactive poisoning and atomic destruction. Human figures emerge and vanish, consumed by forces far beyond human control.
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Kevin McGruder, Associate Professor of History, participated on a panel on “Varieties of Segregation,” during the Eleventh Biennual meeting of the Urban History Association, in October in Los Angeles. His presentation, “Trying it in a Small Town: Factors that Contributed to Black Achievement in 19th and 20th Century Yellow Springs” argued that the relatively welcoming environment of Yellow Springs, that included high rates of Black homeownership
dispersed in many areas of the Village, and good employment opportunities due to a cohort of business leaders committed to equitable employment, led to Black expertise and wealth accumulation that contributed to the success of many Black young people raised in this environment.
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EXPERIENCE ANTIOCH ONLINE AUCTION
Don’t forget: Experience Antioch: Online Auction is now live! This special event brings together one-of-a-kind experiences, unique items, and meaningful opportunities to support Antioch College all from the comfort of your home.
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Bid on an exclusive archives deep-dive with Scott Sanders, or order student-designed holiday cards. From exclusive on-campus experiences to unique virtual offerings, this year’s auction has many ways to engage with students, faculty, and President Jane Fernandes. Every bid directly supports Antioch’s mission and our students.
And we just added Raffle Tickets for Antioch Swag Bundles!
C-Shop Bundle – A collection of Antioch swag straight from the campus store.
Twilight Zone Bundle – A themed assortment celebrating Rod Serling, Antiochian creativity, and the unexpected.
Raffle tickets are available now, and each purchase helps fuel the work and experiences that define an Antioch education.
We invite you to explore the auction, bid generously, and grab your raffle tickets while they last. Whether you bid on an item, buy a ticket, or help spread the word, your participation makes a difference.
Thank you for being part of the Antioch community—and for supporting Experience Antioch.
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As we continue to celebrate Antioch College’s 175th anniversary, this month we honor the philanthropists: those whose generosity has sustained and strengthened the College for generations. Their stories remind us that philanthropy is not only about wealth, but about vision, gratitude, and the belief in education as a force for good.
Here are just a few from the archives:
Mari Sabusawa Michener, class of 1944. Mari was attending the University of California when Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. She was pulled out of college and imprisoned along with thousands of other nisei students by the War Relocation Authority that oversaw the internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during the Second World War. Through the AFSC sponsored Student Relocation Council, she was able to transfer to Antioch College, where she studied international relations. She was working at the American Library Association in Chicago when she met the novelist James Michener. They married in 1954. Together they gave away most of the wealth generated by his writing, including over 100 million dollars to institutions of higher education. Two of those millions went to Antioch, the place she said gave her two of the happiest years of her life, and that at a time when she needed it most.
Gilbert Yager, class of 1935. Gil grew up in Buffalo, NY, and transferred to Antioch College from the University of Kentucky in 1932. He roomed with Henry B. Wallace, the nephew of FDR’s Secretary of Agriculture, Henry A. Wallace. He studied engineering and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1935. He worked with his father in the family metal fabricating business Goergen-Mackwirth Co. for over sixty years. Gil also founded, operated, and sold several other metal fabricating firms in the Buffalo area. With his second wife Clara Gil established multiple charitable foundations: the Yager Foundation, the Park School Foundation (Snyder, NY), the Eno River Fellowship Foundation (Durham, NC) and the Endowment Fund of the Planned Parenthood of Orange and Durham Counties (NC). A true nature lover, Gil served as chair of the Western NY chapter of The Nature Conservancy and later helped establish the Triangle Land Conservancy in North Carolina and served on its board of directors for many years. In addition, Gil initiated multiple scholarship funds including one at Antioch. For his many philanthropic efforts, the Antioch College Alumni Association awarded Gilbert Yager its JD Dawson Award in 1995.
The Kettering Family. Charles F. Kettering made his fortune in the automotive business, and his twin inventions of ethyl (leaded) gasoline and the electric self-starter revolutionized the industry. After the devastating Flood of 1913 that nearly destroyed Dayton, Kettering hired civil engineer Arthur Morgan to resolve the city’s perennial flooding issues. He subsequently became a trustee of Antioch College when Morgan became its seventh president in 1919. A firm believer in Morgan’s vision of a “New Antioch” based on alternating work and study, “Boss Kett” as he was known bankrolled much of the College’s operations in the 1920s. In 1930 Antioch completed construction of a state of the art science building entirely at Kettering’s expense. There he launched the Kettering Foundation to research and unlock the secret of photosynthesis. Famously, he would not allow the building to be named after him, saying: “It’s a place to work, not a monument to anybody.” Later the Kettering Family Foundation, chaired by Charles’ son Eugene, gave significant funds toward constructing both Olive Kettering Library (1955) and the Antioch Union (1957).
For 175 years, Antiochians have lived out the values of generosity and social responsibility in ways that continue to change lives. The College’s story is built not only by those who have studied and worked here, but also by those who give back, ensuring that future generations can do the same
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ANTIOCH ON THE ROAD: NORTH CAROLINA
Earlier this month, Antioch alumni and friends gathered for a warm and lively Antioch On the Road event hosted by Don and Barbara Young at their home in Cary, North Carolina. The evening featured engaging updates from President Fernandes, who shared important news about the College’s momentum and upcoming initiatives. Guests enjoyed meaningful conversation, personal connections, and the joy of being in community with fellow Antiochians. It was a wonderful celebration of Antioch spirit and shared commitment to the College’s future.
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THE CORETTA SCOTT KING CENTER
The Coretta Scott King Center at Antioch College continues Mrs. King’s vision of the Beloved Community by advancing racial and social justice through education, dialogue, and action. Sponsors help sustain transformative programs like the Global Racial & Social Justice Summit, Freedom Forums, student resource spaces, and community care projects. As we prepare to celebrate the Center’s 20th anniversary in 2026 and Mrs. King’s 100th birthday in 2027, we invite you to partner with us in this vital work.
Learn more: antiochcollege.edu/cskc. Email Jera Oliver (joliver@antiochcollege.edu) if you are interested.
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VICTORY POINTS
There are a few weeks left to earn and claim your Victory Points in honor of Antioch’s 175th anniversary! Will you join them on our leaderboard before the end of 2025 for a chance to win prizes? Learn how you can earn and submit Victory Points. For questions about how many you have submitted so far, please contact aleach@antiochcollege.edu
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2025 Community Leaders of the Year: Amanda Cole ’06
Congratulations to Amanda Cole ’05, one of Cleveland Magazine‘s 2025 Community Leaders of the Year!
Amanda (previously Antioch’s Director of Alumni Relations!) is the executive director of Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce in Cleveland. She credits Antioch with helping her discover her passion for community-based work and her path to leadership.
“Antioch is a very radical liberal arts college, and those things are built into the fabric of the school,” she adds. “We were pushed forward to see the ills and problems of society and to figure out what our roles were in making it better for everybody.”
Read more: https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/2025-community-leaders-of-the-year-amanda-cole/
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Peter Jacobs ’61 Receives Blanche-Lemko-Van-Grinkel Prize
The Blanche-Lemko-Van-Ginkel Prize is awarded periodically by the Ordre of Urbanists of Quebec to a person who is not a member of the Order but whose contribution to the development of Urbanism in Quebec merits recognition. The Prize was awarded to Peter during the 2025 Annual Assembly of the Order for his work in the conservation and development of urban, rural, and northern landscape and green spaces.
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Do you have a recent professional achievement or award recognition you’d like to share with the Antioch community? We love to amplify the great work our alumni are doing out in the world! Feel free to send us links to announcements like the above article. Alumni updates are shared in The Antiochian, One Morgan Place, and on the Alumni Association’s Facebook page. Let’s celebrate our Victories for Humanity big and small! Email your link to alumni@antiochcollege.edu.
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Alumni Engagement Opportunities
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REUNION
Reunion 2026 will take place next summer, July 13-16. Will this be YOUR year?!
The Class of 1976 will be celebrating their 50th anniversary and the Class of 2001 will be celebrating their 25th. If you’re from these classes and want to join the Reunion committee, please email alumni@antiochcollege.edu. We want this to be YOUR event!
But there are more anniversaries to celebrate! Additional class years: 2021 (5th), 2016 (10th), 2006 (20th), 1996 (30th), 1991 (35th), 1986 (40th), 1981 (45th), 1971 (55th), 1966 (60th), 1961 (65th).
Do you want to help rally your classmates to converge on campus once again? We’ll have opportunities for volunteers to call or email classmates from their year to personally invite them to Reunion. Your classmates want to hear from you!
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MR SUN @ THE FOUNDRY THEATER
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Mr Sun Plays Ellington’s Nutcracker
Mr Sun records and performs a new interpretation of Ellington’s legendary Nutcracker Suite
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite contains some of the most beloved and familiar melodies in the Western world.
Mr Sun has seized upon the inspiration of Duke Ellington’s brilliant, sly, & urbane re-interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Suite as an opportunity to salute and re-invent this wildly multi-faceted work anew through the lens of the American String Band, a musical form which contains myriad styles and is presently engaged in a marathon upheaval of innovation and expansion.
On Mr Sun’s new recording, the pieces of the Suite range from close interpretations of Billy Strayhorn’s original charts to intense extrapolations based on the spirit of the material.
On the recording, Mr Sun generally played original improvised solos, though some crucial musical statements by giants such as Johnny Hodges and Paul Gonsalves were transcribed directly and played in their spirit. Most of Strayhorn’s startling original horn voicings have been preserved in bowed strings, with multi-mandolin parts adding a punchy edge.
There is one new additional piece, drawn directly from Tchaikovsky’s Ballet, setting three themes in classic “Dawg Music” format. The Russian Dance is now hilariously full-on Bluegrass with banjo guest Alison Brown while still using the spy-movie intros, outros, and background lines of Strayhorn’s original. Dobro King Jerry Douglas interprets an iconic Lawrence Brown trombone solo on Dance Of The Floreadores, now re-titled “(don’t) Walk On The Flowers”.
Now the band is touring nationally, recreating the sounds of the album – their core quartet is joined by additional regional string players to re-create a full orchestra of sound.
Behind the scenes w/ Mr. Sun’s Nutcracker.
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ARTISTIC ACTION FOR CHANGE WORKSHOP @ CSKC
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Artistic Action for Change Workshop:
Develop an Inter-Communal Discourse of Tolerance and Inclusivity
Facilitated by NETA WEINER and SAMIRA SARAYA of Beit System Ali
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7
2:00 PM
Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom
About Beit System Ali
Beit System Ali is a cultural educational movement whose activity focuses on the intersection
of activism, co-resistance, and the creation of artistic and political partnership striving for equality, justice, and freedom for all.
Description:
Participants will acquire tools from the world of art and culture for self- expression, emotional coping and articulation of the change they want to promote in their communities. Neta and Samira will be live streamed in from Holon while participants engage with them in the room.
Neta Weiner is a musician, actor, director, and activist from Jaffa. He is the co-founder of System Ali, a multilingual hip-hop collective as well as the artistic director for Beit System Ali, a social-educational initiative.
Samira Saraya is an actor, writer, director, spoken word artist, and LGBTQ+activist. She is a group facilitator, creative workshop leader, and tour guide for Beit System Ali.
Logistics
The workshop will be open to 10 Antioch College students and 10 community members.
Antioch College Students should register for the workshop via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd53SatfSo51BBRWQKLJkoVqHlWcBnoCUfjV5skV7qndcM_Cg/viewform?usp=dialog
Community Members should click on the “Get Tickets” button to register for the workshop. If the workshop fills up, please use this form to sign up for the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxGPy1aizJGXCuvVwAA7qF-0RUqYsTIz-pC-MhehAlAT_0zA/viewform?usp=dialog
You will be contacted by December 5, 2025 if a space in the workshop becomes available.
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BINGO @ THE WELLNESS CENTER
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ECOFARM & FOOD FORESTING PROGRAM @ THE ANTIOCH FARM
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Arrivals, Departures, Transitions & Milestones
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ARRIVALS
Chase Andrews, Maintenance Coordinator-Grounds Keeping
DEPARTURES
Jaime Baddour, Director of Human Resources
David Schwarz, Chef
Vonnie Brooks, Maintenance Coordinator-Grounds Keeping
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