Date: 7/2/2009 to 7/30/2009
By Aimee Lunde Maruyama ’96
As the rest of the country gears up for the July 4th holiday, the word independence means something quite different for alumni, students, friends, former faculty, staff and supporters of Antioch College this week. On Tuesday June 30th at 12pm, the Great Lakes Collegiate Association released the news that the boards of Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation (ACCC) each unanimously voted in favor of a set of definitive agreements for the creation of an independent college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, including the transfer of the campus and endowment.
The agreement is the culmination of two years of courageous effort from Antiochians and supporters of Antioch College. The news spread quickly, with over 230 press hits, including the most recent from US News & World Report which hailed “The Antioch College Comeback”.