And the Oscar Goes to…

At McGregor’s recent graduation, president Barbara Danley looked at her ten year history through the lens of the awards for best picture and best musical. We submit that President Danley’s presidency more closely follows the infamous Razzie awards for worst picture.
 
Barbara Danley’s Tenure:
The Irreverent, Close-Enough, Razzie Edition
 
1999 - Wild Wild West

Barbara Danley begins her presidency […]

Closing Antioch College: Cui Bono?

Closing Antioch College: Cui Bono?
How Antioch University is cozying-up with developers amidst regional military base realignment
By Laura Fathauer
While the country talks of recession, the Dayton region is preparing for a growth of high-paying, high-tech jobs. Along with this is a growth of construction and infrastructure development, some of which can already be seen around Wright […]

Board Meetings: A Primer

This weekend, the Antioch University Board of Trustees (AU BoT) will be meeting at the Los Angeles branch of Antioch University. In preparation for this meeting, I present some background information on how the Board normally conducts their business.
The Trustees have three full-board meetings each year, in October, February, and June. The October board meeting […]

The Blaze Presents the Wonder of Audio

Dear Comrades,
The Blaze Editorial Collective is proud to present a new collection of high quality MP3 recordings, now here for your listening convenience. You can also get to the audio files by going onto our main page and clicking the link on the right that says “Listen to the Roar of the Fire.”
Right now we […]

Depreciation for Dummies

So, depreciation, what’s that all about? Well, lets say you buy a car, or a computer or a $15 million dollar campus; that asset loses value as you use it over time. That’s the depreciation of your asset. Eventually you will have to buy new stuff, you know, a new computer, a new library, a […]

Critical Decisions

Since June, Antioch College has been a train heading down a straight track leading to a single destination– the suspension of operations of the 155-year-old college. During the course of the trip, however, the alumni of Antioch College have built in the track ahead the possibility of a new direction. If the Trustees decide to […]

Where is Antioch in Antioch University?

While it was clear at the BOT meeting in November 2006, that the college was in dire straits, Chancellor Toni Murdock then presented a humorous PowerPoint presentation to the assembled press and trustees, focusing on “infrastructures of success,” “Image Issues” and the University golfing team. Among a series of slides were two pictures showing an […]

The Antioch Legacy

The Dazzling Vision and Relentless Passion of the Founders
“The chief limitations of humanity are in its vision, not in its powers of achievement.” –Arthur Morgan
Many educational institutions are designed to reproduce the patterns of our culture and the systems of our society. They socialize students to adapt to the world as it is as the […]

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