Antioch University Los Angeles http://www.antiochla.edu en AULA Receives Largest Donation in its History to Benefit the Bridge Program http://www.antiochla.edu/news-events/aula-receives-largest-donation-its-history-benefit-bridge-program <p>Antioch University Los Angeles has received an historic gift of $650,000 in support of its Bridge Program. The gift is the largest single donation in AULA history. The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, chose AULA because they were moved by the transformational opportunities of the Bridge Program, which provides a free education in the Humanities for poor and working poor individuals in Los Angeles. Each year 30 students enter the Bridge Program where they can earn up to 15 college credits with all the necessary expenses included. </p><div class="field field-type-imceimage field-field-image-one"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="/_resources/DSC_1704.JPG" alt="" width="350" height="232" id="imceimage-field_image_one-" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.antiochla.edu/news-events/aula-receives-largest-donation-its-history-benefit-bridge-program" target="_blank">read more</a></p> News story, in slide show Top Stories Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:30:42 +0000 Karen Hamilton 24663 at http://www.antiochla.edu V-Day 2012 http://www.antiochla.edu/events/memory-monologue-rant-and-prayer <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:22px;"><font style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">V-Day 2012 <a href="http://twitter.com/">@</a> Antioch</font><br style="color:rgb(153,0,0)" /><br style="color:rgb(153,0,0)" /><font style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">The BA Program is proud to present</font><br style="color:rgb(153,0,0)" /><br style="color:rgb(153,0,0)" /><font style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">Eve Ensler's </font><br style="color:rgb(153,0,0)" /><br style="color:rgb(153,0,0)" /><u style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer</u><br style="color:rgb(153,0,0)" /><br style="color:rgb(153,0,0)" /><font style="color:r </span></strong></p><div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.antiochla.edu/events/memory-monologue-rant-and-prayer" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.antiochla.edu/events/memory-monologue-rant-and-prayer#comments News & Events Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:07:59 +0000 derek 24662 at http://www.antiochla.edu Antioch University Los Angeles Announces Largest Donation in its History to Benefit the Bridge Program http://www.antiochla.edu/news-events/media-and-press-room/antioch-university-los-angeles-announces-largest-donation-its-histo <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> AULA’s Bridge Program Provides a Free Education in the Humanities for Poor and Working Poor Individuals in Los Angeles </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>CULVER CITY – </strong><strong>February 7, 2012</strong><strong>-</strong>Antioch University Los Angeles (AULA) has announced an historic gift of $650,000 in support of its Bridge Program. The gift is the largest single donation in AULA history. The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, chose AULA because they were moved by the transformational opportunities of the Bridge Program, which provides a free education in the Humanities for poor and working poor individuals in Los Angeles. </p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-contact"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p><strong>Media Contact:</strong> Karen Hamilton<br />Public Relations Specialist<br />310-578-1080 x 125<br /><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">khamilton1</span> [at] <span class="d">antioch [dot] edu</span></span><br />&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://www.antiochla.edu/news-events/media-and-press-room/antioch-university-los-angeles-announces-largest-donation-its-histo" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:35:57 +0000 Karen Hamilton 24661 at http://www.antiochla.edu Black Swan Green by David Mitchell http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/black-swan-green-david-mitchell Amy Smith Vice President for Institutional Advancement I have been in the same book club for more than twenty years and we have read some amazing books. This last year was especially noteworthy and it’s hard to choose one book … <a href="http://aulalibrary365.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/black-swan-green-by-david-mitchell/">Continue reading →</a> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div> http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/black-swan-green-david-mitchell#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:01:10 +0000 derek 24664 at http://www.antiochla.edu Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/michelangelo-and-pope%E2%80%99s-ceiling-ross-king Robert Stapp Director of Human Resources King says, “Michelangelo & the Pope’s Ceiling is about Rome in the years 1508 to 1512—sort of an artisan’s-eye view of the Renaissance.” In addition to being “an artisan’s-eye view” into the world of … <a href="http://aulalibrary365.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/michelangelo-and-the-popes-ceiling-by-ross-king-michelangelo-and-the-popes-ceiling-ross-king-michelangelo-and-the-popes-ceiling-ross-king/">Continue reading →</a> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div> http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/michelangelo-and-pope%E2%80%99s-ceiling-ross-king#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:01:50 +0000 derek 24660 at http://www.antiochla.edu Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/parable-sower-octavia-butler AULA Library “Earthseed is all that spreads Earthlife to new earths. The universe is Godseed. Only we are Earthseed. And the destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars.” Octavia Butler Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower is … <a href="http://aulalibrary365.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/parable-of-the-sower-by-octavia-butler/">Continue reading →</a> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div> http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/parable-sower-octavia-butler#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:01:43 +0000 derek 24659 at http://www.antiochla.edu The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/museum-innocence-orhan-pamuk Deborah A. Lott Literature Instructor, Bridge Program Adjunct Faculty, BA This is a book about obsessive love and it feels obsessive — redundant and relentless and insoluble. It shows the human costs of religious beliefs that oppress women — and … <a href="http://aulalibrary365.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/the-museum-of-innocence-by-orhan-pamuk/">Continue reading →</a> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div> http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/museum-innocence-orhan-pamuk#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:01:10 +0000 derek 24658 at http://www.antiochla.edu Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/ghetto-cowboy-g-neri Cynthia McDermott Chair, MAE Coretta Scott King winning author G. Neri is the recipient of the 2012 Horace Man Upstanders Award. A middle grade novel tells the tale of a father and son who come together after years of separation. … <a href="http://aulalibrary365.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/ghetto-cowboy-by-g-neri/">Continue reading →</a> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div> http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/ghetto-cowboy-g-neri#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:01:49 +0000 derek 24657 at http://www.antiochla.edu Berlin Stories by Robert Walser http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/berlin-stories-robert-walser Piotr Florczyk Instructor, BA Tutor, Writing Center There’s been a resurgent interest in the work of Swiss writer Robert Walser (1878-1956) in the last few years, and for American readers unfamiliar with his work, Berlin Stories is as good a … <a href="http://aulalibrary365.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/berlin-stories-by-robert-walser/">Continue reading →</a> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div> http://www.antiochla.edu/student-resources/campus-facilities/library/berlin-stories-robert-walser#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:01:12 +0000 derek 24656 at http://www.antiochla.edu Contact Us http://www.antiochla.edu/library/contact-us <p>Call the Library at (310) 578-1080 ext 333.<br /><br />Lisa Lepore, MLS<br />Library Director<br />(310)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;578-1080 ext 334<br /><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">llepore</span> [at] <span class="d">antioch [dot] edu</span></span><br /><br />Melissa Houlroyd, MLS<br />Reference &amp; Instruction Librarian<br />(310)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;578-1080 ext 333<br /><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">mhoulroyd</span> [at] <span class="d">antioch [dot] edu</span></span><br /><br />Eugene Owens, MLS<br />Reference Librarian<br />(310)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;478-1080 ext 333<br /><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">eowens</span> [at] <span class="d">antioch [dot] edu</span></span></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div> http://www.antiochla.edu/library/contact-us#comments Library Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:57:50 +0000 derek 24654 at http://www.antiochla.edu