Author: News Summary Listing

Date: 12/9/2009
Yellow Springs, OHIO – December 9, 2009 —The Antioch College Board Pro Tempore announced today the appointment of Matthew Allen Derr ’89 as the newly independent college’s interim president. Derr, who has played a key role in the two year effort by Antioch alumni to purchase their alma mater from Antioch University, was formerly Chief Transition Officer.  Derr will act in this position until the new president is selected.

Date: 11/19/2009 to 12/19/2009
by Christian Feuerstein ’94

Nova Ren Suma ’97 is a fiction writer from the Hudson Valley now living in New York City. DANI NOIR, her debut novel for tweens, is out now (for more about DANI NOIR, see the book’s official website daninoir.com). Nova is now at work on her debut YA novel, IMAGINARY GIRLS, which is forthcoming in hardcover tentatively in Summer 2011. Nova was a fiction fellow with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), a resident at the MacDowell Colony, and will be a resident at Yaddo in 2010. She holds an MFA in fiction from Columbia University, where she was co-editor-in-chief of the literary journal COLUMBIA, and a BA in writing & photography from Antioch College. 

On Memories of Antioch College: I first heard of Antioch College when I was about sixteen, living in Woodstock, New York. One of my friends in high school happened to be the son of an Antioch professor, and we were talking about colleges we wanted to go to. He said he was going to Antioch College, and I remember asking where it was and then saying no way would I go to college all the way out in Ohio. Funny thing: I applied to a few eclectic liberal arts schools and when it came down to having to make a choice between Hampshire, Bard, and Antioch, Antioch won hands-down. It was the best fit for me—I loved the vibe of the school, the courses offered, the distinctly individual students, and the co-op program. And it was by far the most supportive with financial aid. So I went off to Antioch, even if it was twelve hours away from home. And the son of the professor? He ended up at Antioch College, too.

Date: 11/19/2009 to 12/19/2009
A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery by Benjamin Skinner and Peace by Richard Bausch today were named winners of the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for nonfiction and fiction, respectively.

Robert Fogarty, editor of The Antioch Review, was instrumental in starting this literary peace prize, to commemorate the Dayton Peace Accords.

Date: 11/19/2009 to 12/19/2009
by Micah Canal ’08

Campus is a-bustle with activity.  Just yesterday, I had the chance to walk through campus with John Feinberg ’74 and talk about some of the work that’s being done.

There is a new natural gas line that connects to the newly installed boiler system in South Hall.  This new heating system bypasses the hundreds of feet, and thus the significant energy inefficiency, of the old steam tunnel heating system.  The boilers in the basement will heat the water for the radiator system on site, in the building.  The pipes should be buried sometime in the next few days.

Date: 11/19/2009 to 12/19/2009
The November 7th volunteer work day in the college organic garden was a smashing success! Over twenty volunteers joined with Scott Abla, College Arborist, and Julian Sharp, Manager of Volunteer Work, to clear brush, remove invasive species, save and relocate trees, and winterize the grounds so that volunteers can grow fruits and vegetables this coming spring and summer. The garden has taken many forms over the past few decades, at times providing healthy food for parts of campus. Recently it has become overgrown due to a lack of upkeep, however, the soil is rich and provides the opportunity to grow various fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

Date: 11/19/2009 to 12/19/2009
by Micah Canal ’08

On Saturday, November 14, the Barbara Slaner Winslow ’68 Reading
Room at the Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual
Freedom on the Antioch College campus was nearly filled to capacity as the College kicked off the first in a series of symposia.

“The Daily Struggle of Immigrant Workers,” organized by the Arthur E. Morgan Fellows, focused on the topic of immigrant rights, public policy, and activist approaches to change-making.