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• Antioch College steps up diversity, inclusion

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 10, 2019

  

  The reality of a relatively robust percentage of students from diverse backgrounds living together on a small campus can make for a uniquely challenging college experience, according to Antioch leaders. And those leaders, including faculty, staff and students, are aiming to help students address those challenges.

• A partnership for Wilberforce and Antioch

  By Megan BachmanOctober 4, 2018

  

  Antioch College and Wilberforce University are both small, private liberal arts colleges in Greene County. They were both founded in the 1850s. And in recent years they’ve both been trying to bounce back from financial and accreditation woes.

• Antioch College: new class, new hope

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 13, 2018

  

  A decade after Antioch College closed, and seven years after it reopened to students as an independent institution, rebirth has been slow. But those struggles didn’t dampen spirits on campus last week, where the mood was one of optimism and excitement.

• Antioch recognized for sustainability practices

  By YS News StaffAugust 29, 2018

  

  Antioch College has been recognized as a top performer in the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index.

• State of the College address— Manley eyes Antioch challenges

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 26, 2018

  

  At last Saturday’s State of the College address to college alumni, Antioch College President Tom Manley closed with a quote from South African human rights activist Nelson Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

• AU Midwest cuts staff, moves online

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 19, 2018

  

  Antioch University leaders recently announced significant staff cuts and programming changes at Antioch University Midwest, or AUM. While the school’s longstanding “place-based” programs will soon be eliminated, the school aims to ramp up its online and low-residency offerings.

• Antioch reunion finds ties with past, future

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Michael Higginbotham, author of “Ghosts of Jim Crow: Ending Racism in Post-Racial America,” is the inaugural speaker in a new seminar series named in honor of famed civil rights advocate and federal judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr., a 1949 graduate of Antioch College and also Michael Higginbotham’s father’s first cousin.

• YSCF accepting proposals for Miller Fellowship

  By YS News StaffJuly 2, 2018

  

  The Miller Fellowship Program, an annual project of the Yellow Springs Community Foundation, or YSCF, is currently accepting proposals for the upcoming 2018–19 academic year.

• And they’re off!

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 28, 2018

  

  Forty-four Antioch College students graduated last Saturday at the college commencement.

• Winslow to retire from Antioch College Board

  By YS News StaffJune 27, 2018

  

  After 23 years of service to Antioch College, Barbara Winslow will retire from the Antioch College Board of Trustees.