A message from our President....

Welcome to Antioch University Los Angeles (AULA).

AULA has been honored to serve the diverse communities of the greater Los Angeles area for the last 35 years. As described recently in an article by the Los Angeles Times, Antioch University Los Angeles offers “an unconventional education” where our “tradition of innovation and activism endures.”

We’re a small, WASC accredited, non-profit institution, passionate about our core values (social justice, service to community, life long learning) and how we learn (wedding theory to practice, with a strong emphasis on adult learners, small classes, and encouraging the full potential of each student).

Our Bachelor of Arts (BA) completion program is growing rapidly in opportunities for focused study (Liberal Studies, Business and Social Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Child Studies, Creative Writing and Urban Community and Environment), and community partnerships (West Los Angeles College, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the New York Film Academy). Students in this program also have the opportunity to move seamlessly into our graduate programs in Organizational Management, Education and Teacher Credentialing and Psychology.

Our nationally esteemed, low residency Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program – named this summer by the Atlantic Monthly as one of the top five low residency MFA programs in the USA - draws from the best poets and fiction writers both in Southern California and throughout the USA. A new certificate programs in Publishing Arts will be offered starting this fall.

In our graduate psychology department, together with our Child Studies and Applied Community Psychology specializations, we have launched a first of its kind specialization and certificate in Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) studies for mental health professionals.

With roots at the heart of progressive higher education since the founding of Antioch College in 1852, we, together with our sister campuses in Seattle, Santa Barbara, Keene, New Hampshire and Yellow Springs, Ohio continue the tradition as an institution of conscience devoted to educating principled practitioners who dedicate their professional lives to making a positive difference in our communities.

You’ll find us a dynamic community where every voice matters, and there’s rarely a dull moment. We welcome your interest -- and look forward to you joining our community.

Sincerely,

Neal King, PhD
President & Professor