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• 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.

• AAUP admonishes Antioch University

  By Lauren Heaton

  After nearly a year of detailed investigation of Antioch University’s leadership system, the American Association of University Professors released a report stating that there was no “imminent financial crisis” when the university announced in 2007 that it would suspend operations at Antioch College the following year. The 60-page document was released Sept. 1, three days […]

• On Friday, Antioch independent once again

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 3, 2009

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

• College moves closer to achieving independence

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 20, 2009

  Antioch College moved one step closer to independence last week, when a Greene County court approved the transfer of the college endowment from the university to the college.

• Boots on the ground for Antioch

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 9, 2009

  

  If you ask Matthew Derr how many hours per week he spends on his job, he’s stumped. During a recent interview, he made an earnest attempt to answer the question before giving up.

• Signed agreement prepares way for transfer of college

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 2, 2009

  On Tuesday, June 30, the boards of Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation, or ACCC, announced that each unanimously approved an agreement that paves the way for the creation of an independent Antioch College in Yellow Springs.

• Board of education — School collaboration sought

  By Brooke BryanJune 25, 2009

  At the June 11 Yellow Springs Board of Education regular meeting, board member Richard Lapedes announced the beginnings of a new pilot program to encourage collaborative inter-district programming throughout Greene County, spearheaded by Governor Strickland and Jane Dockery of Wright State’s Center for Urban and Public Affairs (CUPA).

• ACCC optimistic for college

  By Diane Chiddister

  Recent weeks have been like “the last leg of a relay race” that organizers hope will result in the creation of an independent Antioch College, leaders of the Antioch College Continuation Corporation, or ACCC, said last week.

• McGregor head to emphasize values

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 28, 2009

  

  Dr. Michael Fishbein will pursue several goals when he begins his job as president of Antioch University McGregor this summer. He hopes to offer more diversified programs, strengthen the school’s sense of community and make clear to the wider world the uniqueness of McGregor’s mission. That uniqueness is what attracted him to the job, Fishbein said in a recent interview.

• Antioch Buddhist program is 30

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 21, 2009

  

  The Buddhist Studies Program of Antioch Education Abroad, or AEA, offers something unique to young people, organizers believe. The young participants not only study Buddhism but live it, immersed in an exotic world as residents of a monastery among monks and nuns.