ANTIOCH COLLEGE
News Release
March 18, 2008
Upon receipt
Antioch University and ACCC Have “Productive Meeting”
YELLOW SPRINGS, OH Representatives of both Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation announced that they had a productive meeting today in their ongoing negotiations over the possibility of transferring the assets of Antioch College to the ACCC.
“Today’s announcement by the University contains only one piece of new information: that the two parties have not yet reached an agreement. The rest of the announcement simply restates what was already a matter of public record: that the University does not intend to operate the College beyond June 30, 2008, and that it is open to negotiating an agreement that would enable the ACCC to continue operating the College. Those negotiations are ongoing, and we look forward to receiving a proposal from the University Board of Trustees outlining what it sees as the next steps towards an agreement. We appreciate that everyone is understandably anxious for more information, and we will provide further updates as soon as possible.”
Listen to Eric Bates ‘83, C0-chair of the ACCC, as he answers the questions posed by you, the Antioch community, in a podcast available here.
As of today, the Alumni Association has raised nearly $18 million in gifts and pledges from hundreds of donors eager to secure the future of Antioch College.
The elected Antioch College Alumni Association Board of Directors continue to negotiate with the University Board of Trustees to establish an autonomous Board of Trustees for Antioch College, and to protection of assets of Antioch College for sole use of Antioch College.