Coalition For The Common Good

ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY PROVIDES LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION TO EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO LEAD MEANINGFUL LIVES AND TO ADVANCE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY PROVIDES LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION TO EMPOWER STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO LEAD MEANINGFUL LIVES AND TO ADVANCE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY IS A BOLD AND ENDURING SOURCE OF INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION SERVING APPROXIMATELY 4,400 ADULT STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ONLINE AND FROM ITS FIVE CAMPUSES IN FOUR STATES, IN ADDITION TO ITS UNIVERSITY-WIDE DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS GUIDED BY THE CORE VALUES OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, NURTURING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, SUPPORTING SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE, A COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT, AND BUILDING AND SERVING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. CAMPUSES FULFILL THE MISSION THROUGH SERVING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THEIR REGIONS; THE ONLINE PROGRAMS EXPAND ACCESS TO EDUCATION THROUGH HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, AND FLEXIBLE EDUCATION.LOS ANGELESDURING THE PANDEMIC, MANY CLASSES ACROSS ANTIOCH SHIFTED ONLINE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REDUCED LEARNING EXPERIENCE, BUT IN MANY CASES, IT INSTEAD CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSTRUCTORS AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS TO REEVALUATE AND RETHINK HOW EDUCATION WORKS AND WHAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST HOPEFUL DEVELOPMENTS AT ANTIOCH IS THE EXPANSION OF ONLINE AND LOW-RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, WHICH BUILD ON THE UNIVERSITY'S 170-YEAR HISTORY AS AN INSTITUTION DEVOTED TO INNOVATION AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION. FOREMOST AMONG THESE NEW PROGRAMS IS ONE THAT LAUNCHED THIS LAST YEAR: THE LOW-RESIDENCY MASTER OF ARTS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE OFFERED BY ANTIOCH LOS ANGELES. THE LOW-RESIDENCY MODEL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REACH NEW LEARNERS THAT MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ACCESS A MASTER'S PROGRAM AND OPENS UP NOT JUST GEOGRAPHY, BUT TIME AND SPACE IN A REALLY POWERFUL WAY. SEATTLETHE PHD IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION AT ANTIOCH SEATTLE HAS FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS SERVED PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS WHO DESIRE EITHER TO TRAIN OTHER COUNSELORS OR MOVE INTO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE FIELD. HOWEVER, FOR MANY WOULD-BE STUDENTS WHO SHARE THESE GOALS, STARTING GRADUATE SCHOOL AND BALANCING AN ESTABLISHED CAREER CAN POSE SERIOUS LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES. WITH THIS IN MIND, THE PROGRAM RECENTLY PIVOTED TO AN ONLINE, LOW-RESIDENCY MODEL. THIS MODEL WILL SERVE COUNSELING STUDENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND EVEN INTERNATIONALLY, AT BOTH THE MA AND PHD LEVELS. BIANNUAL RESIDENCY WEEKS WILL BE HELD IN SEATTLE AND SANTA BARBARA, BUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, STUDENTS WILL BE FREE TO STUDY FROM THEIR HOMES. BY OFFERING THIS DEGREE TO COUNSELORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WORLD, ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY HOPES TO HELP ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. CANDIDATES ARE TRAINED AS COUNSELOR EDUCATORS AND SUPERVISORS, AND THEY ALSO LEARN HOW TO BE GOOD RESEARCHERS, TO BE ADVOCATES, AND WITH THE PROGRAM'S UNIQUE EMPHASIS TO BE SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO CREATE BRIDGES FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS AND TO REDUCE BARRIERS IN ACCESS FOR LEARNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH ITS NEW LOW-RESIDENCY MODEL.NEW ENGLANDEMERGING FROM THE INCREASED DEMANDS FOR DISMANTLING OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS OF RACISM, PATRIARCHY, AND COLONIZATION, THE CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING (CMHC) DEPARTMENT AT ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND IS TAKING STEPS TO DECOLONIZE ITS CURRICULUM. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT FORMED A SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGY COMMITTEE TO COMPILE RESOURCES AND EXAMINE BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGY, PARTICULARLY THOSE BEING INTEGRATED INTO THE FIELD OF COUNSELOR EDUCATION. FOUNDED ON THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT MUCH OF THE FIELD OF COUNSELING IS BASED ON EUROCENTRIC IDEAS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THRIVING, THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL JUSTICE PEDAGOGY COMMITTEE ARE COMMITTED TO RECONSTRUCTING THE PROGRAM WITH AN ENTIRELY NEW, SOCIALLY JUST AND EQUITABLE FRAMEWORK THROUGH A THREE-YEAR SOCIAL JUSTICE PLAN OF ACTION. ANTIOCH HAS OFFERED THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION DEGREE AT NEW ENGLAND SINCE 1979, BUT THIS YEAR, WITH A GROWING DEMAND FOR SPECIALIZATION, THE PROGRAM HAS LAUNCHED THREE NEW CURRICULAR PATHWAYS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS TO COMPETE AND FLOURISH AS ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS. THE LEADERS WHO COME OUT OF THE PROGRAM ARE ABLE TO MEDIATE BETWEEN HARD SCIENTIFIC DATA, POLITICAL THEORIES, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, AND LEGAL QUESTIONS. THE THREE NEW PATHWAYS EACH APPROACH THIS FROM A DIFFERENT LENS, THOUGH EACH SHARES AN EMPHASIS ON REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE PATHWAY EMPHASIZES LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE FOCUSED AROUND PROJECTS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE HELPS STUDENTS FOCUS ON THE LARGER FORCES THAT IMPACT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE AS WELL AS BEST PRACTICES TO OPERATE IN THOSE PLACES. AND THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS PATHWAY, ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO HELP BUILD BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT THRIVE WHILE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD. ALL OF THESE PATHWAYS ARE DESIGNED BOTH FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FIELD FOR YEARS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING A CAREER CHANGE MOVING INTO THIS GROWING FIELD. ONLINEANTIOCH UNIVERSITY AND UC SAN DIEGO EXTENSION (UCSD) HAVE EXPANDED THE PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS TO EARN A GRADUATE MANAGEMENT DEGREE. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE UCSD EXTENSION'S CERTIFICATES IN BREWING, DIGITAL MARKETING, FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, HEALTHCARE REVENUE CYCLE, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES CAN TRANSFER CERTIFICATE CREDITS SEAMLESSLY INTO ANTIOCH'S ONLINE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) WITHOUT DUPLICATION OF COURSEWORK, SAVING TIME AND MONEY TO COMPLETE THEIR GRADUATE DEGREE. STUDENTS IN UCSD CERTIFICATES IN FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CAN ALSO TRANSFER INTO ANTIOCH'S ONLINE MASTER OF HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER OF ARTS IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT. THE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND PATHWAY FOR UCSD EXTENSION STUDENTS TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND ACHIEVE A RELATED MASTER'S DEGREE IN A PROGRAM WHERE SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE A CENTRAL FOCUS.