Antioch University

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Antioch University
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Type Private university
Established1852; first adult campus 1964 [1]
Chancellor William R. Groves
Location
Yellow Springs
,
Ohio
,
United States
Website antioch.edu

Antioch University is a private university with multiple campuses in the United States and online programs. It is the offshoot of Antioch College, which was founded in 1852. Antioch College's first president was politician, abolitionist, and education reformer Horace Mann. In 1977, the College network was re-incorporated as Antioch University to reflect its growth across the country into numerous graduate education programs. It operates four campuses located in three states, as well as an online division and the Graduate School of Leadership and Change. All campuses of the university are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

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The university's four campuses are located in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, California, Keene, New Hampshire, and Seattle. Antioch University suspended operations of Antioch College in 2008, and later sold the campus and a license to use the name "Antioch College" in 2009. Since then, the college has had no affiliation with the university. [2]

History

19th century

Antioch College was incorporated in Ohio in 1852 and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission in 1927. [3] In 1977, Antioch College changed its name to "Antioch University," having extended its operations beyond the college and beyond Ohio, mostly in graduate level programs. [4]

In the early 1850s, Rebecca Pennell offered a course on teaching methods which was the first of its kind, and John Burns Weston, class of 1857, established a long-standing precedent by being both student and faculty simultaneously. He taught Greek language and literature for 20 years and remained a lifelong student.

Antioch College President Arthur Morgan launched Antioch's unique program of work and study, including student government and changing the nature of the admissions procedure, which he moved away from exams and towards more personal information on prospective students. Senior exams were graded "honors" or "pass," and students who failed could retake the exam. Morgan remained at Antioch College until 1933, when he became director of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Antioch College's first president was Horace Mann, regarded by most historians as the father of public education in the United States. [5]

20th century

Antioch College began a period of rapid expansion in 1964 with the acquisition of the Putney School of Education in Vermont. The campus evolved and moved several times; now it is called Antioch University New England and is located in Keene, New Hampshire.

By 1972, another 23 campuses and centers had been opened, and the college bylaws were revised to define Antioch as a network, not a college. Even as centers began to close, new centers continued to open; 38 centers would be opened by the end of 1979, including Antioch University School of Law in Washington, D.C.

In 1977, the Antioch College board of trustees voted to change its corporate name to Antioch University. [4] It continued to operate Antioch College as a division of the university along with the other campuses and centers. From 1978 to 1994, the president of the Antioch College campus also served as the Chancellor of Antioch University. [6]

21st century

In 2007, the Antioch University board of trustees announced that they would suspend operations of Antioch College the following year and that they intended to re-open the college in four years. [7] It was their belief that four years would give the university the necessary time to develop and execute a plan for re-building Antioch College in a manner that would both honor its legacy and secure its future.

There was considerable controversy among members of the Antioch College alumni group about the decision to suspend operations at the college. Subsequently, a group of Antioch College alumni, headed by the Antioch College Alumni Board, expressed interest in purchasing the college from the university and re-opening the college as an independent institution. The alumni group formed the Antioch College Continuation Corporation as the vehicle for negotiating and owning the college. After two years of negotiations, the parties agreed to terms of an asset purchase agreement which was signed at a closing ceremony on September 4, 2009. [8] In the transaction, Antioch College Continuation Corporation purchased from the University the college campus in Yellow Springs, Ohio along with an exclusive license to use the University's registered trade name "Antioch College". However, Antioch University continues to own the trade name and any other use of the word "Antioch" within higher education. [9] [10]

In 2008, due to financial exigency, Antioch University closed the Antioch College campus in Yellow Springs. [7] In 2009, a number of Antioch College alumni formed a new Ohio corporation, Antioch College Continuation Corporation, [11] which purchased from the University the college campus along with an exclusive license to use the University's registered trade name "Antioch College". [9] The new independent Antioch College opened in 2011. Since then, Antioch University and Antioch College have operated as wholly separate, non-affiliated institutions. [12]

From its inception, racial and gender equality, independent study, and independent thinking were integral parts of Antioch College. Six students were accepted for the first quarter: four men and two women who came to share the same college classrooms for the first time in the U.S. The notion of gender equality extended also to the faculty. Antioch College was the first U.S. college to designate a woman as full professor, [13] and the original faculty included seven men and two women. In 1863, the college instituted the policy that no applicant was to be rejected on the basis of race.

Campuses

Antioch University Los Angeles

Antioch University Los Angeles, also known as AULA, [14] was founded in 1972. [15] The school is actually located in Culver City, California, having moved from prior locations at Fairfax Ave and Santa Monica in Los Angeles, on Rose Avenue in Venice, California, and on Fiji Way in Marina del Rey, California. [16] AULA had 924 students as of 2020, with most students being post-baccalaureate and at least 40 percent of undergraduates being enrolled part-time. [17]

Antioch University Santa Barbara

Antioch University Santa Barbara, also known as AUSB, [18] had 276 students as of 2020, with most being post-baccalaureate and at least 40 percent of undergraduates being enrolled part-time. [19] About 99% are under 25, and about 97% are in-state residents. [20]

Antioch University Seattle

Founded in 1975 [21] and was located on 6th Avenue in Seattle, and later moved to now defuncted 3rd Avenue in Downtown Seattle [22] Antioch University Seattle had 735 students as of 2020, with most students being post-baccalaureate and at least 40 percent of undergraduates being enrolled part-time. [23]

Antioch University-New England

Though founded as Antioch Putney Graduate School in 1964, Antioch University New England has been located at its present campus in Keene, New Hampshire since 1994. [24] 895 students were enrolled as of 2020, and this campus is exclusively graduate. [25] All 11 graduate programs are all on-campus only, with none being offered online. [24] 32% of students are part time. [24]

Antioch University Online

While called a separate ”campus” by the University, [26] this school is 100% online with no on-campus learning required. [27] The online school has over 106 students, and offers both bachelors and masters level programs. [28]

The Antioch University Graduate School of Leadership and Change

Also considered a separate ”campus” by the University, [29] The Antioch University Graduate School of Leadership and Change (GSLC) was officially established in 2015, but has its roots in the University’s PhD in Leadership and Change offered since 2002. [30] The Graduate School has approximately 168 active students. [31]

Antioch University Midwest

Antioch University Midwest (AUM) was located in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Antioch University Midwest was known as Antioch University McGregor and founded in 1988 as the School of Adult and Experiential Learning at Antioch College. [32] [33]

Yellow Springs was the home campus for many of the university's low-residency programs, which attract students from across the country, including its PhD in Leadership and Change, its EdD in Education and Professional Practice, and its Master degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. [34] AUM's functions were absorbed into AU Online, and its building put up for sale. [34] However, university administration, AU Online and AU’s Graduate School of Leadership & Change remained headquartered in Yellow Springs, leaving about 25 employees. [34]

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