Articles About Antioch College revival :: Page 3

• Gegner event: YS civil rights legacy

  By Megan BachmanJune 24, 2010

  As idealistic Antioch students, Hardy Trolander, Paul Graham, Joni Rabinowitz and Prexy Nesbitt participated in local civil rights actions to desegregate Yellow Springs, culminating in the famous 1964 Gegner barbershop incident that led to the arrests of more than 100 people.

• Denman is another Mr. Antioch

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  Al Denman could never decide whether to describe himself as a wandering wonderer or a wondering wanderer. But he hasn’t strayed far from the Antioch College he calls home since he came to Yellow Springs in 1965.

• Steve Schwerner receives Antioch alumni award

  By Megan BachmanJune 19, 2010

  

  Former Antioch professor and dean of students Steve Schwerner received the J.D. Dawson award at this year’s alumni reunion for his decades of service to the college.

• Villagers hear update on college

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 29, 2010

  

  In the fall of 2011, the newly revived Antioch College will start with a very small student body and work its way up to about 600 students, according to Interim President Matthew Derr. Consequently, the campus will have empty buildings that leaders hope will be used for collaborative efforts with other entities.

• College leaders give update

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 15, 2010

  Antioch College leaders are inviting villagers to meet with them and hear an update on progress at the new college on Wednesday, April 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the First Presyterian Church.

• College staff in South Hall; work on buildings progresses

  By Lauren HeatonJanuary 7, 2010

  If in the past two years there had been urgency around what to do about Antioch College’s physical plant, this year, the attitude of college leaders has resolved into a tempered and reasoned approach to the historic campus. The college took critical steps this fall to protect its buildings from further deterioration, after they were shuttered for a year. And this month, the college administrative staff of about 20 will emerge from their spots in the Olive Kettering Library and the leased space on Xenia Avenue to take up temporary residence in South Hall on the horseshoe at the heart of the campus.

• Alumni celebrate their new college

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 8, 2009

  

  Alumni from across the country who came to Yellow Springs for the weekend reunion. The event was a celebration of the revival of Antioch College as an independent liberal arts institution, a deal finalized Sept. 4 when alumni leaders received the keys to the college from leaders of Antioch University.

• Alumni housing needed for Antioch College reunion

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 17, 2009

  Villagers who want to contribute to enhancing the relationship between Yellow Springs and the recently-revived Antioch College have an opportunity to do so by opening their homes to alumni for the upcoming Antioch College alumni reunion. “The idea is to keep building the network between town and gown,” said Steven Duffy, the assistant director of […]

• Antioch College alive and independent again

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 10, 2009

  “I’ve waited a long time to say this,” Matthew Derr, chief transition officer for the Antioch College Continuation Corporation, said to hundreds of villagers on Friday afternoon. “Welcome to Antioch College.” The event was the Sept. 4 signing ceremony that transformed Antioch College from a part of Antioch University to an independent liberal arts institution, and brought the college, which has been closed for a year, back to life.

• On Friday, Antioch independent once again

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 3, 2009

  “There’s never been a story like this in higher ed.”