Antioch College and Village Schools to Present ‘The Future of Education’ Series


The Morgan Fellows at Antioch College and the Yellow Springs Exempted Village Schools will present lectures, films, and workshops to stimulate community discussion.

1/24/11 Update: New events added on February 1 and February 22.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – January 19, 2011 – The Future of Education series, a partnership between the Morgan Fellows at Antioch College and the Yellow Springs schools, will kick off with a presentation from the KnowledgeWorks Foundation at 7 p.m., Thursday, January 27.

This is the first of several engagements to stimulate new and innovative thinking about the future of education in Yellow Springs. The series is a major component of the Class of 2020 Initiative, a process to create a strategic plan for the public schools.

In addition to the Knowledge Works presentation, the broader community will have the opportunity to engage with several leaders in education the coming months, including: Antioch College alumnae Deborah Meier, an educational reformer, writer and activist, and Shadia Alvarez , assistant principal at the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science (cimshs.org) in the Bronx, New York (February 12); Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt, the former superintendent of the Pittsburg Public Schools (March 5).

Below is the partial schedule of events. Please visit this page often as events will be added.

Thursday, January 27, 7:00-9:00 p.m. – KnowledgeWorks Foundation
As part of their engagement with the Yellow Springs School District, the KnowledgeWorks Foundation will kick off the Future of Education series with a presentation on cutting-edge models of learning; novel and successful programs to recruit, retain, compensate, and evaluate top-notch teachers; and radical financial models.
Location: Antioch University Midwest

Tuesday, February 1, 7:00-9:00 p.m. – Matt Fischer
Matt Fischer spent the first 21 years of his career creating
award-winning campaigns for blue chip brands like AT&T, Amtrak, Time
Magazine, Starbucks, Kraft and General Foods. Six years ago, persuaded
by long-time friend, Greg Livingston, he decided to join WonderGroup
in Cincinnati, where he and Livingston worked closely together to grow
WonderGroup in size and stature with clients like Cincinnati Bell,
Perfetti Van Melle’s Airheads and Mentos, Kellogg’s, Luxottica, Walt
Disney Resorts, Topps, Evenflo, Heifer International, Dean Foods and
more.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Saturday, February 12, 3:00-5:00 p.m. – Deborah Meier and Shadia Alvarez
Antioch alumna Deborah Meier (’52), has authored six influential books on progressive education. A 40-year veteran teacher, Meier is a 1987 MacArthur Genius Award winner and the recipient of innumerable honors. Although “retired,” she continues to write, blog and lecture about schooling and democracy. Antioch alumna Shadia Alvarez (’96) is currently the Assistant Principal at the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science in the Bronx. Alvarez is planning to launch an Antioch influenced NYC high school in 2013.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Tuesday, February 22, 7:00-9:00 p.m. – Michael E. Dantley
Michael E. Dantley is the associate provost, associate vice president for academic affairs, and professor of educational leadership at Miami University. When not serving in his administrative capacity. He is currently exploring new ways to conduct qualitative research on spirituality and leadership and the link between principals’ moral development and the ways principals define and demonstrate their commitment to social justice and critical instructional leadership. Dantley has been a teacher, principal and central office administrator in the Cincinnati Public Schools.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Saturday, March 5, 3:00-5:00 p.m. – Mark Roosevelt
Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt has focused on politics, public policy, and education for decades. As a Massachusetts state representative he guided passage of the 1993 Education Reform Act. He directed the Gordon Public Policy Center at Brandeis University and taught courses on U.S. History and public policy at Brandeis and Carnegie Mellon. While Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Schools Roosevelt created the innovative Pittsburgh Promise program.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Saturday, March 12, 3:00-5:00 p.m. –  Adam Howard
An associate professor of education at Colby College, Howard focuses his research on the educational impact of class and privilege, and on the concerns of gay and lesbian youth. His books include Educating Elites: Class Privilege and Educational Advantage, and Learning Privilege: Lessons of Power and Identity in Affluent Schooling. His articles have appeared in the journals Education Leadership, Democracy and Education, High School Journal, and the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

MEDIA CONTACT:
Gariot P. Louima ?
Director of Communications
Office: 937-319-6131
Mobile: 937-581-8201
glouima@antiochcollege.org

Antioch College and Village Schools to Present ‘The Future of Education’ Series


The Morgan Fellows at Antioch College and the Yellow Springs Exempted Village Schools will present lectures, films, and workshops to stimulate community discussion.

1/24/11 Update: New events added on February 1 and February 22.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – January 19, 2011 – The Future of Education series, a partnership between the Morgan Fellows at Antioch College and the Yellow Springs schools, will kick off with a presentation from the KnowledgeWorks Foundation at 7 p.m., Thursday, January 27.

This is the first of several engagements to stimulate new and innovative thinking about the future of education in Yellow Springs. The series is a major component of the Class of 2020 Initiative, a process to create a strategic plan for the public schools.

In addition to the Knowledge Works presentation, the broader community will have the opportunity to engage with several leaders in education the coming months, including: Antioch College alumnae Deborah Meier, an educational reformer, writer and activist, and Shadia Alvarez , assistant principal at the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science (cimshs.org) in the Bronx, New York (February 12); Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt, the former superintendent of the Pittsburg Public Schools (March 5).

Below is the partial schedule of events. Please visit this page often as events will be added.

Thursday, January 27, 7:00-9:00 p.m. – KnowledgeWorks Foundation
As part of their engagement with the Yellow Springs School District, the KnowledgeWorks Foundation will kick off the Future of Education series with a presentation on cutting-edge models of learning; novel and successful programs to recruit, retain, compensate, and evaluate top-notch teachers; and radical financial models.
Location: Antioch University Midwest

Tuesday, February 1, 7:00-9:00 p.m. – Matt Fischer
Matt Fischer spent the first 21 years of his career creating
award-winning campaigns for blue chip brands like AT&T, Amtrak, Time
Magazine, Starbucks, Kraft and General Foods. Six years ago, persuaded
by long-time friend, Greg Livingston, he decided to join WonderGroup
in Cincinnati, where he and Livingston worked closely together to grow
WonderGroup in size and stature with clients like Cincinnati Bell,
Perfetti Van Melle’s Airheads and Mentos, Kellogg’s, Luxottica, Walt
Disney Resorts, Topps, Evenflo, Heifer International, Dean Foods and
more.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Saturday, February 12, 3:00-5:00 p.m. – Deborah Meier and Shadia Alvarez
Antioch alumna Deborah Meier (’52), has authored six influential books on progressive education. A 40-year veteran teacher, Meier is a 1987 MacArthur Genius Award winner and the recipient of innumerable honors. Although “retired,” she continues to write, blog and lecture about schooling and democracy. Antioch alumna Shadia Alvarez (’96) is currently the Assistant Principal at the Collegiate Institute for Math and Science in the Bronx. Alvarez is planning to launch an Antioch influenced NYC high school in 2013.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Tuesday, February 22, 7:00-9:00 p.m. – Michael E. Dantley
Michael E. Dantley is the associate provost, associate vice president for academic affairs, and professor of educational leadership at Miami University. When not serving in his administrative capacity. He is currently exploring new ways to conduct qualitative research on spirituality and leadership and the link between principals’ moral development and the ways principals define and demonstrate their commitment to social justice and critical instructional leadership. Dantley has been a teacher, principal and central office administrator in the Cincinnati Public Schools.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Saturday, March 5, 3:00-5:00 p.m. – Mark Roosevelt
Antioch College President Mark Roosevelt has focused on politics, public policy, and education for decades. As a Massachusetts state representative he guided passage of the 1993 Education Reform Act. He directed the Gordon Public Policy Center at Brandeis University and taught courses on U.S. History and public policy at Brandeis and Carnegie Mellon. While Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Schools Roosevelt created the innovative Pittsburgh Promise program.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Saturday, March 12, 3:00-5:00 p.m. –  Adam Howard
An associate professor of education at Colby College, Howard focuses his research on the educational impact of class and privilege, and on the concerns of gay and lesbian youth. His books include Educating Elites: Class Privilege and Educational Advantage, and Learning Privilege: Lessons of Power and Identity in Affluent Schooling. His articles have appeared in the journals Education Leadership, Democracy and Education, High School Journal, and the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy.
Location: Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

MEDIA CONTACT:
Gariot P. Louima ?
Director of Communications
Office: 937-319-6131
Mobile: 937-581-8201
glouima@antiochcollege.org

Antioch College Trustees to Meet this Weekend

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – January 19, 2011 – The governing board of Antioch College will meet in Yellow Springs this weekend, January 21-23. The public is invited to the open session at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 22.

Below is the agenda to the open session, which will be streamed from http://antiochcollege.org/media/live_stream.html.

1:30 p.m. Board reconvenes in the Herndon Gallery (Open to the Public) 

Comments from the Board Chair
Comments from the President
Committee Reports

2:00 p.m. Comments from Alumni Board President (Nancy Crow)

2:15 p.m. Report from Alumni Board Task Force on Faculty Hiring (Joe Foley)

2:45 p.m. Report from Task Force on Community and Community Governance (Jennifer Berman and Al Denman)

3:30 p.m. Faculty Hiring Update (Tom Kirk)

4:00 p.m. Accreditation Update (Len Clark)

4:30 p.m. Other Business

5:00 p.m. Recess

 

MEDIA CONTACT:
Gariot P. Louima ?
Director of Communications
Office: 937-319-6131
Mobile: 937-581-8201
glouima@antiochcollege.org

Antioch College Trustees to Meet this Weekend

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – January 19, 2011 – The governing board of Antioch College will meet in Yellow Springs this weekend, January 21-23. The public is invited to the open session at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 22.

Below is the agenda to the open session, which will be streamed from http://antiochcollege.org/media/live_stream.html.

1:30 p.m. Board reconvenes in the Herndon Gallery (Open to the Public) 

Comments from the Board Chair
Comments from the President
Committee Reports

2:00 p.m. Comments from Alumni Board President (Nancy Crow)

2:15 p.m. Report from Alumni Board Task Force on Faculty Hiring (Joe Foley)

2:45 p.m. Report from Task Force on Community and Community Governance (Jennifer Berman and Al Denman)

3:30 p.m. Faculty Hiring Update (Tom Kirk)

4:00 p.m. Accreditation Update (Len Clark)

4:30 p.m. Other Business

5:00 p.m. Recess

 

MEDIA CONTACT:
Gariot P. Louima ?
Director of Communications
Office: 937-319-6131
Mobile: 937-581-8201
glouima@antiochcollege.org

Alumni, supporters call on Antioch College to engage fired faculty in curriculum building and faculty hiring

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ed M. Koziarski

As Antioch College prepares for its historic reopening this fall, many alumni and supporters who have worked to rescue the college are calling into question its policies toward faculty hiring and curriculum building.

Advocates for the tenured faculty of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, who were fired when Antioch University closed the college in 2008, are calling on the college to engage with those faculty in the process of building the college’s curriculum, and to offer those faculty first consideration for positions for which they are qualified in the reopened school.  14 tenured faculty from the closed college living in the Miami Valley are interested in teaching at the reopened college.  Educators nationwide are watching Antioch College as a test case in the ongoing struggle to maintain the tenure system and the tradition of academic freedom it protects.  See http://facultyjustice.org

Advocates hope to present their case at a meeting of the college’s governing Board Pro Tempore with new college president Mark Roosevelt, beginning this Friday, January 21 in Yellow Springs.

Antioch College has announced national searches for six initial core faculty positions, in a process that advocates argue unfairly excludes faculty who held tenure at the college before it closed.  Advocates for the faculty maintain that experience in teaching in Antioch College’s distinctly interactive, experiential, collaborative educational style is a skill that makes the college’s past faculty uniquely qualified to teach at the reopened college.  It is this teaching style that has produced the graduates who are innovators and humanitarians for which the college is known.  Advocates cry foul over the way the college markets itself on the strength of this teaching style, while shutting out those who have practiced it.

A report from the American Association of University Professors concluded that the college is professionally and ethically obligated to recognize the tenure of fired faculty.  The report states, in part: “The investigating committee trusts that the Antioch College Continuation Corporation will appreciate the fundamental importance of the tenure system and will offer reinstatement to those whose appointments terminated with the closing, restoring their tenure rights. Moreover, the committee trusts that the corporation will approve a system of shared governance when the college reopens, ensuring primary faculty responsibility for academic matters as called for in the Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities.”  See http://tiny.cc/aaupreport

In a letter to the college, the AAUP states “the AAUP would follow its standard procedures [for possible censure] in handling any complaints received from tenured Antioch faculty who subsequently asserted they were denied appointment to suitable positions at the college after it was reopened.”
See http://tiny.cc/aaupletter

868 alumni and supporters have signed a petition “to make all decisions about faculty hiring in consultation with the tenured faculty of the college who were improperly fired by Antioch University, and with representatives of the American Association of University Professors, and to offer tenured Antioch College faculty right of first refusal for positions for which they are qualified, according to AAUP guidelines.”  Petition signers include 391 alumni representing seven decades as well as 334 academic professionals from 158 educational institutions.  See http://petition.saveantioch.org

19 current and former elected members of the Antioch College Alumni Association Board of Directors signed an open letter to Roosevelt and the Board Pro Tempore in support of faculty.  The letter states: “Hiring former faculty for faculty roles in which they are qualified gives Antioch College the best chance for survival with an academic program that will be recognized as an Antioch College education… The college’s choice to pursue national searches does not recognize the unique experience and role of the former faculty.  It should be reversed immediately, before irreparable harm is done to our alumni community.”  See http://tiny.cc/alumniboard