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Morgan Hayslip ’21 Creates New Orleans Inspired Art Project
As part of ANTC 170: Antioch Seminar Understanding Jazz, taught by Professor Teofilo Espada (Visiting Professor of Psychology), Morgan Hayslip ’21 has created a multimedia art project, inspired by old New Orleans Jazz clubs and other inspiring clubs...
Homage to Bob
Part 2
Dr. Henry Federighi’s Role in Antioch Science and Medicine Success
Affectionately known as “Chief” and “the Chief,” Professor of Biology Henry Federighi (1900-1960) exemplified the Antioch College envisioned by Arthur Morgan. Morgan sought a faculty not only expert in their fields but also interested in building a...
Holda Wilcox ’51 at Cooperstown Rally, Recalls First Protest in 1946
On June 7, 2020, a large crowd of around 800 people filled the courthouse lawn in Cooperstown, Minneapolis where they rallied for 2,5h for justice. Otsego Country’s Daily Newspaper/ONLINE reports that Sunday’s protest was the third rally in the...
Idris Ackamoor ’73 to Release New Album This Summer
All About Jazz, a website dedicated to the love and art of jazz, held an interview with Idris Ackamoor ’73 about his album Shaman! which is to be released on Britain’s Strut label in the summer of 2020. Shaman! is Ackamoor’s third album “with the...
College Transfers Glen Helen to Community
Antioch College and the Glen Helen Association (GHA) are pleased to announce an agreement in principle to transfer the Glen Helen Nature Preserve to the Glen Helen Association. The Glen was gifted to the College by alumnus Hugh Taylor Birch in 1929...
Yellow Springs Review 19 June 1896
No one, it seems, got as much fun out of an Antioch College Commencement as the local newspaper did. That is if the following article from the Yellow Springs Review is any indication. Their coverage of the graduation exercises for 1896 was spread...
Dave Chappelle Hosts Impromptu Comedy Events in YS
On Saturday, June 6th, Dave Chappelle hosted a private pop-up event: Dave Chapelle & Friends: A Talk with Punchlines. The event was held at Wirrig Pavilion—a stunning structure located off Route 68, owned by alumna and former Board of Trustees...
Serling Comedy on WVXU Now Available as Podcast
O'Toole From Moscow, a comedy by Rod Serling '50 about confusion during the Cold War between Russians and the Cincinnati Reds, was recorded as a radio program for Cincinnati Public Radio Station WVXU on March 25, 2020, performed by eight University...
YS Peaceful Protest: No Justice, No Peace
On Saturday, June 6th, a demonstration was held from the corner of 68 & Limestone to protest racism, police brutality, and the deaths of people of color at the hands of law enforcement. The protestors lined the sidewalks of 68 heading South, and...