News Archive
Eleanor Holmes Norton ’60 Talks DC Statehood
In the podcast below, you're able to listen to NPR's Ari Shapiro talk with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton '60 of Washington, DC, on All Things Considered about the first vote on statehood for the District of Columbia in almost 30 years.
New Book Release by Anna K. Scotti ’80
Big and Bad: A Novella is Anna Scotti’s '80 (graduated as Anna K. Coates) recent young adult novel about a California teen called Candy; an underdog who had a rough home life growing up. In this action-packed, emotional high-school story, Candy...
College Takes Decisive Budget Action
In response to the ongoing operational and financial disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Antioch College Board of Trustees has adopted a budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that reduces college spending by $2.5 million, more than 20...
Care Counts in Crisis: College Admissions Deans Respond to COVID-19
The following statement was developed in collaboration with admissions leaders and has been endorsed by leaders at more than 315 institutions across the United States. It describes what college admissions offices value and expect—and don't...
Gabby Loomis-Amrhein ’17 Interviewed by WYSO
In an interview with WYSO, Gabby Loomis-Amrhein ’17 (land manager and one of the naturalists at Agraria) speaks about Agraria forging connections between communities and ecosystems. Renee Wilde, writing for WYSO, explains that the Arthur Morgan...
Where Are They Now: Aj Fouts ’18
"I am currently the Director of Data Analytics at United Community Housing Coalition in Detroit, Michigan. Our mission is to help low-income residents stay in their homes and strengthen their communities, through representation, support, and...
Juneteenth!
Antioch College has named Juneteenth an official holiday to be observed annually by the College community. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth—a combination of “June” and “nineteenth”—is a holiday which recognizes when the Union army arrived in Galveston,...
Juneteenth Named Official Holiday
Antioch College announces that June 19—Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States—will be recognized annually as an official holiday. The campus community will be encouraged to observe the holiday in reflection, celebrations, and action.
John Sims ’90: A Letter to Police
In a letter addressed to police and posted to the Orlando Sentinel on June 14, Antioch Alumni John Sims '90 expresses his sentiment regarding the current social-political climate in the US and writes, Dear Police, I have been meaning to write to you...
Julia Reichert ’70 to Present Commencement Address
Julia Reichert ‘70 will be the College’s Commencement speaker at its virtual ceremony to be streamed on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 1 PM ET. The livestream will be available to view by the public on the College’s Commencement website at 1 PM via antiochcollege.edu/commencement.