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Antioch University Los Angeles (AULA) is a community of adult learners
committed to the pursuit of academic excellence, experiential learning
and social justice. For over 150 years, Antioch University has proudly
and consistently challenged educational conventions to inspire learning
and leadership that promotes service to community and positive social
change.
Established in 1972, WASC accredited Antioch University Los Angeles, is centrally located within Los Angeles, approximately where the 405 and 90 freeways cross. In addition to a liberal arts
undergraduate degree completion program, AULA offers graduate degree
programs in psychology, fine arts, education and organizational
management. To learn more about AULA >>
Our Values
Antioch University Los Angeles values and commits to:
- Global perspectives and knowledge of the interconnected context in which we act
- Coalitions across groups for building common ground
- Social justice, support for a sustainable environment and community partnerships
- Anti-racism as an imperative of the historical movement in which we live
- Human
dignity and dismantling ethic biases, heterosexism, sexism, classism,
ageism, ableism, and discrimination based on religious, cultural and
political affiliations, and other forms of oppression
- An
intellectual climate that acknowledges the whole person, focusing on
wisdom, creativity, expression, experience and skills needed to promote
social change
Antioch University values and nurtures an innovative, reflective and experiential
approach to educational excellence. We build on our history and foster
creativity and leadership with our community. We are focused on
compassion, ethical steadfastness and a never-ending belief that change
is possible.
Our Mission
Antioch University Los Angeles is an independent institution that
strives to provide an innovative and challenging undergraduate and
graduate education for adults. An Antioch University education works to empower
the student to act responsibly and to affect personal, social and
environmental change within a global contest.
Overall, the Antioch University approach emphasizes:
- The development of the student as a whole person
- The integration of academic and experiential learning
- Creative, critical and independent thinking
This approach to education springs from Antioch University’s long-standing
heritage of making learning meaningful and vital while promoting social
justice. Given Antioch University’s student centered approach to education and
its commitment to intellectual, social, cultural and ethnic diversity,
the faculty’s primary duties are to teach and advise, and to engage in
the intellectual dialogue of their profession. In addition, faculty,
staff and student work with local communities to provide leadership and
service, participating as broadly as possible in civic affairs.
At Antioch University, we believe that change begins with one person.
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In February, 2007 Neal King was appointed as President of Antioch University Los Angeles, which celebrates its 35th Anniversary this fall. Previously the campus had been partnered with its sister campus in Santa Barbara and had been known collectively as Antioch University Southern California. When AULA was established as a independent campus in early 2007, President King’s appointment made him the first President of Antioch University Los Angeles. Born and raised in Southern California, President King’s inauguration marks his homecoming to the greater Los Angeles region.
A psychologist by training, he was awarded both his M.A. and his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, and was in private practice in Northern California for fourteen years. During his prestigious career he has served in a variety of faculty and administrative positions in non-profit, public and private for-profit and state settings. President King was the founding director of the Doctorate in Psychology program at John F. Kennedy University in San Francisco, the founding Orange County, California campus President of the University of Sarasota, and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at a small art and design college in Colorado. President King joined Antioch University in the fall of 2004 as Antioch New England’s Academic Dean and nine months later was appointed interim President. Additionally, President King currently serves on three of the six regional accrediting bodies for Higher Education in the United States.
Both at Antioch New England and at Antioch University Los Angeles, President King has created a vision that emphasizes collaboration, transparency, academic quality, shared governance, and open communication with the campus community. Antioch is an institution of conscience and purpose with “a mission and core value system that resonate strongly” with President King’s own commitment to social justice and academic excellence.
The entire AULA community joins President King during this inaugural celebration to pay tribute to Antioch University’s guiding values of conscience, social justice and service to the surrounding community.
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Tuesday, October 2nd
Antioch College
2pm: Convocation & History of Antioch
AULA Campus
2007 Fall Convocation, with a special presentation by Antioch
University Archivist Scott Sanders on the history of Antioch University.
In light of recent events at Antioch College, special emphasis will be placed on the
historical resurrection of Antioch College and Antioch University
throughout the years. This event is open to the public. Students, staff and
faculty are especially invited to attend.
6pm: Evening Convocation & History of
Antioch, followed by Alumni Reception
AULA Campus
2007 Fall Convocation, with a presentation by Antioch
University Archivist Scott Sanders on the history of Antioch University. A special alumni reception will follow the presentation. Guests will enjoy finger food, champagne and smooth jazz music as they mingle with AULA alumni, staff and faculty. Staff, faculty and alumni are especially invited to attend.
Wednesday, October 3rd
Self Portrait Dan Bachardy
12pm: Board of Visitors Luncheon
Private residence
A private luncheon for Board of Visitors
members and specially invited guests in
celebration of the inauguration of Dr. Neal
King. The student recipients of the Inaugural
President’s Scholarship Award will be also
announced at this event.
5pm: Reception for Don Bachardy
AULA Campus
Private Reception
An intimate President’s reception held in honor
of artist Don Bachardy. Guests will preview the
show and mingle with the artist.
6pm: Don Bachardy Reception/Opening
AULA Campus
Public Reception
The public is invited to celebrate the opening
of Don Bachardy’s exclusive show, Emotion
Pictures, created especially for the 2007
inaugural events.
The artist will also unveil his portrait of core
faculty member Dr. Terry Roberts painted in
celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Little
Rock Nine. Guests will enjoy champagne and
harp music while browsing the works of this
famed portraiture artist.
Thursday, October 4th
10am: President’s Invitational
Partnership Summit
AULA Campus
“Urban Sustainability and Social Justice:
the University’s Responsibility”
Hosted by AULA, this interactive symposium
is designed to address issues pertaining to
urban sustainability. The event will offer
the opportunity to discuss current issues in
sustainability as they relate to Antioch’s guiding
principles of social justice, and provide attendees
with action-oriented steps to take back to their
organizations.
This event is by invitation only and guests
will include a mix of academics, activists,
government representatives, social service
agencies and community leaders.
Friday, October 5th
12pm: Inauguration Ceremony and
Reception
in honor of Dr. Neal King
Veterans Memorial Auditorium,
Culver City, CA
Join this time-honored tradition as AULA
officially inaugurates Dr. Neal King as President.
The entire AULA community is invited to join
President King during this inaugural celebration
to pay tribute to Antioch University’s guiding
values of conscience, social justice and service to the
surrounding community. Using the opportunity
to reflect on significant milestones within our
community, AULA also recognizes and celebrates
the 35th Anniversary of the Los Angeles campus,
the 50th Anniversary of Little Rock Nine and the
90th Anniversary of Culver City .
This inclusive event will be rich with music,
dance and academic traditions. Students,
alumni, staff, and the community are especially
invited to attend, while faculty is encouraged to
participate in the traditional processional in full
academic regalia.
Immediately following the ceremony all guests
are encouraged to recess into the Rotunda for a
reception in honor of newly invested President,
Dr. Neal King.
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Antioch University Los Angeles Announces First Ever Board of Trustees
Sixteen community members appointed to newly formed board
CULVER CITY, CA – May 12, 2009 – Antioch University Los Angeles today announced the appointment of their first board of trustees. Malcolm McNeil, J.D., a partner with Fox Rothschild and an alumnus of Antioch University Los Angeles, was named chairperson, and Ann Van Dormolen, President & CEO of Philanthropic Administration, Inc., was named as vice-chair.
Antioch University is a national, multi-campus system incorporated as a single 501c3 in the state of Ohio, where its original campus, Antioch College, was founded in 1852. Antioch University Los Angeles, located in Culver City, has been proud to serve the diverse communities of Southern California for over 37 years. With innovative undergraduate and graduate programs in psychology, business leadership, liberal studies, education and creative writing, AULA offers a rich learning environment that is designed for adult students who are ready to commit to a dynamic and individualized scholastic experience.
Antioch University has historically been governed by a single, central University Board, which maintains legal and fiduciary responsibility for the entire university system. In fall of 2008, this board authorized a dramatic restructuring of the governance of the university, directing for the first time that each campus establish its own Board of Trustees. According to a common set of bylaws established and approved by the university board, campus boards of trustees will have significant delegated authority and responsibility for the oversight of their particular campus.
The Governance and Executive committees of the Antioch University Board of Governors approved all trustee nominations and authorized the AULA Board of Trustees to begin their work. In addition to the chair and vice-chair, other members include Warren Bennis, Ph.D. (Emeritus), Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the USC Marshall School of Business, Joe Benites, President & CEO of The Benites Group; William Brockhaus, DBA, Chairman & CEO of The Brockhaus Group; James A. Fawcett, Ph.D. of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California; George Hayum, J.D., Partner with Hirsch, Wallerstein, Hayum, Matlof and Fishman; Rick Hesel, Principal with Art & Science Group, LLC; Neal King, Ph.D. (Ex-Officio), President of Antioch University Los Angeles; Lillian Pierson Lovelace, DHL (Emeritus), Philanthropist and Antioch University Southern California alumna; Janice Pober, Senior Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility with SONY Pictures; Chad Rach, Vice President for Fixed Income with Capital Research Group; Russell T. Sun, Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking for Pacific Alliance Bank; Chui L. Tsang, Ph.D., Superintendent and President of Santa Monica Community College District; Rita Williams, Writer and faculty member of the Master’s in Professional Writing program at USC; and Dianna Wong, Principal with Dianna Wong Architecture and Interior Design.
Antioch University Los Angeles provides rigorous progressive education to prepare students for the complexities of today’s diverse societies. Combining dynamic scholarship and creative endeavor with experiential learning and reflective practice, AULA fosters personal and collective agency, global citizenship, and socially conscious leadership.
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Antioch University Los Angeles Announces Second Annual Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award
”Violet the Pilot” by Steve Breen announced as 2009 winner
CULVER CITY, CA – April 7, 2009 – Antioch University Los Angeles today
announced that it has chosen Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen as the
2009 Horace Mann Upstander Award winner for Children’s Literature. The
award will be given as part of the 2nd Annual Children’s Literature
Conference, to be held on June 6, 2009 on the AULA campus in Culver
City.
The Horace Mann Upstanders award honors new children’s literature that best exemplifies the ideals of social action and encourages young readers to become agents of change themselves.
The 2009 award winner, Violet the Pilot, is published by The Penguin Group. It is the endearing, underdog story of Violet Van Winkle, who by the age of eight is building elaborate flying machines from scratch—mind-boggling contraptions such as the Tubbubbler, the Bicycopter, and the Wing-a-ma-jig. And although the kids at school tease her, she demonstrates true upstander behavior as she saves a Boy Scout troop and sacrifices her dream as a pilot.
“It’s wonderful to have my character, Violet Van Winkle, recognized as an upstander” said Steve Breen. “I feel the spirit of the award blends well with the message of Violet the Pilot: The best use of our God-given talents is not for serving ourselves but for serving others. And the greater the sacrifice, the greater the value of that service. I hope Violet’s selflessness is an inspiration to kid’s and adults alike and I thank Antioch University for this honor.”
Mr. Breen is a nationally syndicated cartoonist, who currently works for the San Diego Tribune. In 1998 he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His cartoons appear regularly in The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek and US News and World Report Mr. Breen’s comic strip "Grand Avenue" appears in more than 150 newspapers across the country.
The Horace Mann Upstanders awards are sponsored by the Antioch University Los Angel teacher education program, in partnership with the Better World JL Institute and the South Bay Literacy Foundation. The award committee was comprised of Antioch University Los Angeles credential candidates, faculty members, K-12 students and local educational leaders from the greater Los Angeles community.
The 2009 Children’s Literature Conference will be held on Saturday, June 6th begininning at 10am at the AULA campus located at 400 Corporate Pointe in Culver City. Registration is only $20.00 and the conference is open to the public. Nationally recognized author Tim Tingle, young adult author Tracey Porter as well as Horace Mann Upstanders Award winner Steve Breen, will speak and answers questions from the audience.
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Antioch University Los Angeles Named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service
CULVER CITY, CA – February 11, 2009 – The Corporation for National and
Community Service honored Antioch University Los Angeles today with a
place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities.
“I am extremely proud of the work of the Student Action Network and the
faculty and students in the Applied Community Psychology concentration
in the graduate Psychology program,” said Dr. Neal King, President of
Antioch University Los Angeles. “Community involvement is at the very
heart of our Antioch values, and I am proud of their exemplary
community service and the recognition their work has brought both to
them and to the university.”
Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest
federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to
service-learning and civic engagement. Honorees for the award were
chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and
innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in
service activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the
school offers academic service-learning courses.
The award was given for activities during the 2007-2008 academic year,
including the Community Safety Fair (sponsored by the Applied Community
Psychology specialization), the Sustainable Supper hosted by the
Student Action Network and the ongoing efforts of the Community
Speakers Bureau. In total, AULA students, alumni, staff and faculty
volunteered over 2500 hours of service to these and other community
based initiatives. This is the second year in a row that AULA has been
named to the Community Service Honor Roll.
“In this time of economic distress, we need volunteers more than ever.
College students represent an enormous pool of idealism and energy to
help tackle some of our toughest challenges,” said Stephen Goldsmith,
vice chair of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National
and Community Service, which oversees the Honor Roll. “We salute
Antioch University Los Angeles for making community service a campus
priority, and thank the millions of college students who are helping to
renew America through service to others.”
Overall, the Corporation honored six schools with Presidential Awards.
In addition, 83 were named as Honor Roll With Distinction members and
546 schools as Honor Roll members. In total, 635 schools were
recognized. A full list is available at
www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll.
The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation, in collaboration with
the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, and the President's Council on Service and Civic
Participation. The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor
Roll is presented during the annual conference of the American Council
on Education.
“I offer heartfelt congratulations to those institutions named to the
2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. College
and university students across the country are making a difference in
the lives of others every day – as are the institutions that encourage
their students to serve others,” said American Council on Education
President Molly Corbett Broad.
Recent studies have underlined the importance of service-learning and
volunteering to college students. In 2006, 2.8 million college students
gave more than 297 million hours of volunteer service, according to the
Corporation’s Volunteering in America 2007 study. Expanding campus
incentives for service is part of a larger initiative to spur higher
levels of volunteering by America’s college students. The Corporation
is working with a coalition of federal agencies, higher education and
student associations, and nonprofit organizations to achieve this goal.
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency
that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic
engagement through service and volunteering. The Corporation
administers Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America, a
program that supports service-learning in schools, institutions of
higher education and community-based organizations. For more
information, go to www.nationalservice.gov
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Umoja/LGBT Specialization Present Unity Program at Antioch University Los Angeles
Free, public “Audacity of Unity” event to be held on campus on Friday, February 20, 2009
CULVER CITY, CA – January 28 2009 – The Audacity of Unity: A
Celebration of Black History Month is the third chapter in Antioch
University’s LGBT Specialization in Clinical Psychology’s continuing
joint venture with the Umoja Task Force. Umoja (meaning unity) is the
campus organization charged with infusing African-American culture into
the university’s community. Taking its cue from President Obama’s
unifying mission and his call to community service, this event will
celebrate our nation’s most recent victory with a call to action from
community leaders and activists. Also being recognized is the fact
that creating unity across lines of difference has long been part of
African American heritage. To this end, the evening is an installment
in the LGBT Specialization/Umoja Task Force’s five-part series on
unity, which began with "Opposing Prop. 8 Without Opposing Each Other."
This event will be presented on Friday, February 20th at 6:00 PM. In
room A1000 of the University’s Culver City campus. It will begin
with dinner, featuring foods of the African diaspora, and live jazz
provided by The Wil Brooks Trio. Dinner will be followed by a panel
discussion, and will close with an interactive drum circle
The panel discussion will begin at 7:00 PM,and will feature Rev.
Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, author and Associate Minister for Missions,
Social Justice, and Community Action at the Middle Collegiate Church,
Also speaking will be lesbian activist, Precious Stallworth, the
Program Manager of the Sexual Health Programs for the L.A. Gay &
Lesbian Center and Dr, Claudia Shields, Umoja Co-chair and Director of
Clinical Training. Dr. Shields is a straight African American woman
who has become vocal in her stance against heterosexism and in her call
for an end to the notion that blacks and gays exist as a separate
communities.
She says, “We asked community leaders to share their wisdom with us,
and in the spirit of unity between the LGBT Specialization and the
Umoja Task Force, we sought out those leaders who are supportive of or
aligned with the LGBT community. We are pleased and proud to present
both Rev. Sekou and Precious Stallworth,”
After a question and answer session with the invited panelists, the
event will feature a drumming circle. All guests are invited to
participate – even those who have never drummed before. In an effort
to support Antioch’s V-Day Project, this year’s drum circle is
dedicated to the women of the Congo and will be led by the
Nigerian-born Master Drummer Ayo Adeyemi. During Mr. Adeyemi’s
interactive drumming, images of women of the Congo will be projected on
the walls “to remind participants that our healing drum beats are for
them,” explained Dr. Shields.
“I am proud of the leadership taken by the LGBT Specialization in
Clinical Psychology and the Umoja Task Force in the light of the Prop.
8 controversy,” says specialization director Dr. Douglas Sadownick, “to
join forces in a new and empoweringly proactive way to fight racism and
heterosexism through community activism and sensitization and to see
the many ways in which our communities are linked and overlapping in
our fight against the domination of heterosexist white supremacy in our
social and psychological worlds.”
The event begins at 6:00 pm at the Antioch University Los Angeles
campus located at 400 Corporate Pointe in Culver City. General parking
is available in the structure adjacent to the University for a small
fee, or free evening street parking is available.
Admission is $15 per person, and include dinner and drum rental
(Admission is $10 for those bringing their own drums). Limited seating
is available and reservations are strongly recommended by calling
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Dr. Beth Firestein to speak at Antioch University Los Angeles
Leading voice in Bisexual Psychology will appear at the Culver City campus on May 5th, 2009
CULVER CITY, CA – April 17, 2009 – The LGBT Specialization in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University Los Angeles will sponsor an evening with Dr. Beth Firestein, renowned psychologist, bisexuality expert, and editor of Becoming Visible: Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan, (Columbia University Press, 2007). The free public event will take place on Tuesday May 5, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Culver City campus.
Her talk is entitled “Bisexual Realities: Intersections of Sex and Culture” and will feature a question and answer discussion period. According to Dr. Firestein, her talk will focus on how “… bisexuality deconstructs cultural myths of duality, providing the spaciousness needed to allow individuals to define and redefine their identities and relationships” and how “bisexual, queer and gender fluid realities provide all of us with refreshing and sometimes startling vantage points for expanding dialogue around contemporary issues of sex and culture.”
Antioch University Los Angeles’ LGBT Specialization Director Douglas Sadownick, Ph.D. will open the event, and LGBT Specialization Associate Professor Steven David, Ph.D. will introduce Dr. Firestein.
“Beth Firestein is one of the few leaders in the area of Bisexual Psychology,” adds Dr. David, “This opportunity to learn from, and interact with her should not be missed.”
Beth Firestein is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Loveland, Colorado. She specializes in providing therapy and consultation services to the bisexual, lesbian, gay and transgender communities and others living alternative lifestyles. She is the author of two books on bisexuality as well as a number of book chapters and journal articles. Her newest book, Becoming Visible: Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan expands perspectives on sexual orientation and gender diversity.
The event is scheduled to take place in room A1000 of AULA’s Culver City campus, located at 400 Corporate Pointe. There is no charge for the event, and refreshments will be served.
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Dr. Neal King Appointed to Commission on Disarmament Education, Conflict Resolution and Peace
President of Antioch University Los Angeles invited to join prestigious IAUP/UN commission
CULVER CITY, CA – November 6, 2009 – Antioch University Los Angeles today announced President Neal King, Ph.D has been invited to become a commission member of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) and United Nation’s Commission on Disarmament Education, Conflict Resolution and Peace.
The IAUP/UN Commission on Disarmament Education, Conflict Resolution and Peace was founded in 1990 as a joint commission between the International Association of University Presidents and the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs. The Commission cites its overall mission is to ‘promote peace in our global society; to promote a more equal distribution of wealth and social conditions; and to promote tolerance, mutual understanding, and respect.’ Commission members consist of representatives from colleges and universities from around the globe.
Of the commission’s work, Chair Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD has stated “It is crucial that the IAUP/UN Commission continue to promote the participation of peace in higher education and across the globe. Given the world situation, the escalating conflicts around the globe, education for peace is essential for the future.”
Dr. Neal King has been President of Antioch University Los Angeles since 2007. He originally joined the Antioch University system in the fall of 2004 and has served the institution in a variety of different capacities including Dean and interim President of Antioch University New England, as well as Dean and Provost of Antioch University Los Angeles.
A psychologist by training and a pacifist by nature, Dr. King completed his graduate study at UC Berkeley, and was a psychologist in private practice in Northern California for fourteen years. Prior to joining the Antioch family, he served in a variety of faculty and administrative positions in non-profit, public and private for-profit and state settings. He has previously been a high school English teacher and counselor in Northern California, London, Laos and Algeria.
On his appointment, Dr. King stated “I'm deeply honored to be asked to join this commission, whose work is very consistent with my personal values as a life-long pacifist and with the values of Antioch University which seeks to prepare our graduates as global citizens affecting social change both locally and internationally.”
Antioch University Los Angeles provides rigorous progressive education to prepare students for the complexities of today's diverse societies. Combining dynamic scholarship and creative endeavor with experiential learning and reflective practice, AULA fosters personal and collective agency, global citizenship, and socially conscious leadership.
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