Published Tuesday, July 24, 2007
By Corrine Frohlich, on behalf of Chelsea Martens

Dearest Community,

George Will is in fact correct, founded in 1852; Antioch’s first president was Horace Mann-the father of American public education. Antioch was indeed among the first nonsectarian colleges, among the first to offer equal compensation and opportunity to male and female faculty, among the first to offer an equal curriculum to women and blacks. At the time that Antioch made those choices, it was roundly criticized by the reactionary social commentators of the day just as it is today by Mr. Will and his ilk.

Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
Antioch College Alumni/ae Association
By dial-in conference call
4:00 p.m. EDT July 10, 2007

Committee members present

Nancy Crow, President
Ina Frank, Vice President
Rick Daily, Treasurer
Mike Brower, Chapters Committee
Ellen Borgersen, Governance Committee
Athena Frederick, Communications Committee

Dear Fellow Antiochian,

On June 12, 2007, the Antioch University Board of Trustees announced the closing of Antioch College on July 8, 2008 due to financial exigency, with an expectation to reopen in 2012 as the “new 21st century model.”

1. The Alumni Board raised $525K in cash and pledges since June 28. We hope
to raise a lot more, not yet certain how much more will be needed.

2. Alumni Board has asked College President Steve Lawry to take the lead in
forming a new Board of Trustees for Antioch College.

Minutes taken and submitted by Corri Frohlich
Operations Manager/Community Manager

cfrohlich@antioch-college.edu

Tuesday July 3rd, 2007

Welcome
Chelsea welcomed everyone to the 3rd community meeting of the summer. She explained that the purpose of this meeting is to regroup after Reunion and
to foster transparency of operations and information within the College.