Antioch University Midwest

Best Selling Author to Keynote Antioch Symposium

Jerry Kenney — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:48:00 +0000

Kim John Payne is the best-selling author of the much-quoted Simplicity Parenting book (he popularized the term, "Helicopter parent"). He has done considerable anti-bullying work as well, reframing it as "social inclusion." His anti-bullying work has become the official protocol for dealing with such issues in Great Britain. He is also a champion of experiential learning and really restraining children's screen time.

WYSO Weekend: December 4, 2011

Jerry Kenney — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:35:10 +0000

Full episode of WYSO Weekend for December 4, 2011 containing the following stories:

-Jerry Kenney speaks with Bill Hardy, Executive Director of AIDS Resource Center Ohio about World AIDS Day and where we are with HIV/AIDS research.

-Jerry Kenney speaks with Deena Hummel, admissions advisor with Antioch University Midwest, and Judy Wherry, director of adult and continuing education at Urbana University about adult learners in higher education.

Humanities for Life

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:23:19 +0000

The first of the SOCHE Talks, a collaboration with the Southwest Ohio Council for Higher Education. This monthly series features faculty and staff from area colleges and universities speaking on a variety of topics. It's an effort to bring Miami Valley research and thinking into the public arena. This week features Dr. James Malarkey, chair of Humanities and General Education at Antioch University Midwest.

Natural History Artist Zickefoose Speaks In Miami Valley

Emily McCord — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:46:39 +0000

NPR Commentator and natural history writer and artist, Julie Zickefoose, lives in a farm in southeastern Ohio. But this week, she's in the Miami Valley leading a workshop for the Tecumseh Land Trust's 20th anniversary celebration. Zickefoose is an avid observer of birds, and says that this time of year is her favorite for bird watching in southern Ohio.