Antioch University New England

Antioch University New England

Antioch University New England campus
Motto "Because the world needs you now."
Type Private
Established 1964[1]
President Stephen B. Jones, Ph.D.
Students 1,200
Location Keene, New Hampshire, 03431, United States
Campus Urban
Affiliations UArctic
Website www.antiochne.edu

Antioch University New England is a private graduate school located in Keene, New Hampshire, United States. It is part of the Antioch University system, a private, non-profit, 501(c)3 institution, that includes campuses in Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; Santa Barbara, California; and Yellow Springs, Ohio. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The most well-known campus was Antioch College, which is now independent of the Antioch University system.

History

In 1964, Antioch College opened a new center on the East Coast to offer graduate education with a practical bent. The new school, called Antioch-Putney, opened its doors in Putney, Vermont.

The school moved from Putney to Harrisville, in the New Hampshire hills. It expanded, offering more graduate programs and expanding the scope of the education department. The name was then changed to Antioch New England Graduate School.

Antioch College of Ohio was the most well-known campus in the system, founded in 1852 by Horace Mann and known for its liberal politics, for example its 1990 policy requiring explicit verbal consent before any sexual act amongst students. Coretta Scott King and Stephen Jay Gould were graduates.

However, the Antioch system faced difficult times in the 2000s. Its board chose to close Antioch College to retrench and reduce costs. An alumni-controlled group was able to negotiate a separation between Antioch College and the adult education system of which Antioch University New England is a part.[2] AUNE no longer is affiliated with Antioch College.

Antioch University New England, as it is currently known, is situated in a renovated furniture factory in Keene, New Hampshire, almost exactly midway between the former locations. It serves a student body of around 1,000 students, offering four certificate programs, master's degrees in twenty-three different programs, and three doctoral programs.

According to Antioch University New England, 73% of their students are female and 70% are from New England.[3]

Mission

Students are required to perform up to 600 hours of on-the-job experience through internships. Classes are scheduled with the working student in mind. To create the time for those internships, each department usually holds all its classes on one or two days of the week.

Academics

Antioch University New England

Applied Psychology

Antioch University New England department of Applied Psychology offers master's degrees in

The department also offers:

Clinical Psychology

The New England campus of Antioch University offers an APA-accredited Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program in Clinical Psychology.

Education

Antioch University New England offers master's of education degrees in Elementary, Early Childhood, and Special Education Teacher Certification; Working Educators; and Waldorf Teacher Education, as well as a certificate in Waldorf Teacher Education. The Working Educator MEd program offers seven concentrations: Next Generation Learning Using Technology, Educating for Sustainability, Teacher Leadership, Problem-Based Learning Using Critical Skills, Self-Designed, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Applied Behavior Analysis, as well as an MEd and a certificate in Principal Certification.

The university offers one of three established Waldorf Teacher Training programs in the United States (besides Sunbridge Institute and Rudolf Steiner College). Antioch's Waldorf training program offers optional state certification and master's degree additions to the Waldorf training. The Antioch Center for School Renewal, the service wing of the education department, provides support for teachers and schools.

Environmental Studies

AUNE offers a master's degree in Environmental Studies with concentrations in conservation biology, advocacy for social justice and sustainability, environmental education, science teacher certification, sustainable development and climate change, and self-designed studies. It also offers a master's degree in resource management and conservation and a PhD in environmental studies.

A student internship in Environmental Studies eventually blossomed into a journal published nationwide and respected in its field. Antioch University New England proudly reaps the fruit of that project, the biennial annual environmental journal Whole Terrain, a journal of "reflective environmental practice."

Antioch University New England's Advocacy for Social Justice and Sustainability concentration was recognized by MoveOn.org's Executive Director, Eli Pariser, as a model program for working positively to promote and protect the environment.[4]

Management

Antioch New England offers a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) in sustainability, in accelerated, full, part-time, and online formats.

Alumni and faculty

Notable Antioch University New England faculty

Notable Antioch University New England alumni

References

  1. ↑ "AUNE History". Antioch University New England. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ Stephen Smith. "An Old School Made New". American Public Media. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Antioch University New England Students". Antioch University New England. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ Steve Chase (October 4, 2006). "New Study on Activist Training in Academia". Antioch University of New England Environmental Studies. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

External links

Other Antioch campuses

Coordinates: 42°55′55″N 72°17′38″W / 42.93194°N 72.29389°W / 42.93194; -72.29389

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