Antioch University New England

09/03/2026

The Environmental Studies program is one of the oldest environmental studies graduate programs in the country, furthering the education, research, and practice of environmental justice. This year, Antioch received a $1.5 million anonymous gift from a former student, a transformative gesture that will continue to expand educational equity and justice-centered learning to all of the Environmental Studies graduate programs.

Read all about the program and our plans using this generous gift in the 2026 Alumni Magazine:
https://at.antioch.edu/investing-in-env-justice-2026-alumni-magazine

09/02/2026

The Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions is sponsoring a virtual screening of the documentary, Baby Doe, on September 10 at 2pm ET / 11am PT.

30 years ago, Gail Ritchey, a young woman from a conservative Christian community in rural Ohio, gave birth alone and left her newborn in the woods. Now a mother of three, her quiet suburban life is shattered when DNA evidence links her to “Geauga’s Child,” and she is arrested for murder, despite saying the baby was stillborn. Facing a life sentence, Gail leans on her family for support as she confronts the weight of societal and religious pressures.

Directed by Jessica Earnshaw (Jacinta), BABY DOE cuts through the headlines to uncover the human complexity of Gail’s case, examining the intersection of women’s health, justice, and the outside forces that continue to shape stories like hers.

All Antiochians are invited to attend.

Register here: https://antioch.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pb9ZfwRiTamPbQzmubz-Vg #/registration

09/02/2026

09/01/2026

Join in on the environmental education movement through ESE 5020: Foundations of Environmental & Sustainability Education, a three-credit graduate course that combines online learning with optional immersive field experience.

In this course, students will explore how environmental educators foster resilience, sustainability, and environmental justice through community engagement and experiential learning. This course will also provide a working definition of the environmental education movement’s goals and the various manifestations of those goals within local, regional, state, national and international organizations.

First-time students and alumni can enroll in this course at a discounted “Try Us Out” rate. These credits are fully transferable into the Environmental Studies M.S. degree if you choose to continue.

Antioch University welcomes learners from all backgrounds and especially encourages participation from individuals whose identities and lived experiences have been historically underrepresented in the environmental movement.

Register for ESE 5020 here: https://continuinged.antioch.edu/academic-courses/foundations-of-environmental-sustainability-education/

08/30/2026

The reliance on plastics is a trickle down effect, engrained in our everyday lives, operations, and cultural structures. When these plastics seep into our waterways, live within our daily-use items, and bring destruction to vital ecosystems and biomes, it causes more than just litter, pollution, and wildlife entanglement.

Sasha Adkins, PhD, a 2017 graduate of the Ph.D. Program in Environmental Studies at Antioch University, explores the cultural and unintended consequences of plastics, what she describes as “the epitome of disposable culture.”

“The world we are creating is incompatible with life. We have devised an economic system that would collapse if people's real needs were met. Insatiable greed is slaked in single-serving portions that come individually wrapped in plastic. We are better than that...aren't we?”

Read the full dissertation here: https://aura.antioch.edu/etds/395/

08/28/2026

Cerissa L. Desrosiers, a graduate of the PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology, published her dissertation in 2012, titled “Wholeistic Education.”

This dissertation introduces Wholeistic Education, “an innovative, values-based, interdisciplinary pro-social theory that is the culmination of centuries of scientific and philosophical learning and exploration about optimal mental health and human development.” WED is based on “basic human nature and universal human rights, and so it applies to all variations of human society- racial, ethnic, religious, or otherwise.”

“Wholeistic Education as an alternative intervention approach for working with children and adolescents includes clients who are experiencing behavioral difficulties and those with a diagnosed mental disorder. WED is currently in use at a residential treatment facility (RTC), an intensive outpatient program (IOP), and in outpatient settings, including individual, family and group therapy. This paper aims to make the case that it is a viable treatment approach that should be further assessed and adopted by programs, agencies, and practitioners looking to update their therapeutic intervention model.”

Read the full dissertation here: https://aura.antioch.edu/etds/85/

08/27/2026

Deepen your knowledge of flowers, bugs, seeds, and more through firsthand
observation, and by keeping a nature journal, consulting with experts, diving into
the literature, and connecting with colleagues. Take Natural History for Early Childhood this Fall! If you are new to Antioch, make sure to check out our special Try Us Out rate!

Click the links below for a full course description and registration information.

Section A
https://continuinged.antioch.edu/academic-courses/natural-history-for-early-childhood/

Section B
https://continuinged.antioch.edu/academic-courses/natural-history-for-early-childhood-section-b/

08/25/2026

Fandom is more about online discourse and concert-hopping. Fandoms can be used as a tool for healing, a vehicle for human connection, and to Antiochians: authenticity turned scholarly.

PsyD faculty members Lorraine Mangione and Rachel Chickerella, alongside doctoral candidates Taylor Hardock and Samantha D’Anna, are exploring fandoms not as novelties, but human meaning-making through Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and the Jonas Brothers.

“It’s not just about Bruce Springsteen, though that’s my obsession,” Mangione says. “It’s about the way creativity, the arts, and fandom can be an avenue for investigating personal identity, getting help in a holistic way, trying to understand the meaning of life, and finding a community.”

Read more about Fandom as Psychological Territory in the 2026 edition of the Alumni Magazine:
https://at.antioch.edu/fandom-psyd-2026-alumni-magazine-fb