**Faculty and College Revival Fund Taking Immediate Steps to Keep the Spirit of Antioch College Alive and Fight Runaway University Board of Trustees**

Yellow Springs, Ohio, May 9, 2008 –Alumni,faculty and staff renewed their commitment to fight to save Antioch College, the 154 year old liberal arts institution known for its groundbreaking educational innovations, in the wake of the announcement today that final talks between the Antioch University Board of Trustees and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation had failed. “We are outraged at the Board’s decision to suspend College operations rather than accept an extremely generous offer that would have kept the College open and put the entire University on a sound financial footing,” said Ellen Borgersen, Acting President of the College Revival Fund, Inc. “Nonstop Antioch will keep up the fight by supporting the dedicated faculty and staff who have committed to keeping the spirit of Antioch College alive here in Yellow Springs, and pursuing legal action against a runaway Board of Trustees that has abandoned its institutional mission and breached its fiduciary duties in many ways.”

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ANTIOCH COLLEGE CONTINUATION CORPORATION

For Immediate Release

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Lyn Chamberlin

Yellow Springs, Ohio—May 9, 2008  –  The Antioch University Board of Trustees today rejected an offer by a group of major donors and educational leaders to contribute nearly $16 million to keep the doors of Antioch College open.

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Antioch College Commencement
April 26, 2008

Welcome to the Antioch College Alumni Association
By Nancy Crow, Antioch College, class of 1970, President
Antioch College Alumni Association

Welcome, amazing 2008 graduates, to your Alumni Association.  Will the other Alumni Board members present please stand?  As I speak, they will distribute a small gift from the Alumni Board to you, our newest members.

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Commencement Speaker and Program of Events

Antioch College will host its 156th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 26. The Commencement ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. outside on the campus north of Antioch Hall. In the event of rain, the ceremony will take place in Kelly Hall, in Main Building.

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See the Photos!  About 10 alums staged a successful “direct action” event in New York City today in front of the building housing the Carnegie Foundation, where Dan Fallon works (On Madison Ave. between 49th & 50th). Declaring it “Dan Fallon Appreciation Day,” the group gave out flyers and daffodils. Linda White performed with a huge puppet in the likeness of Fallon and Matt Arnold played a horn. As Fallon came into work, he shook hands with the demonstrators and allowed a photo to be taken of him and the puppet. Thanks to all who participated, but especially to Mike Casselli and Noreen Dean Dresser who coordinated the event. –Larry Rubin

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by Patricia Cohen for the NY Times, April 20, 2008

AS any student at Antioch College can tell you, our view of reality is socially constructed. What we consider to be truth is often just a reflection of the power structure, a single narrative propounded by a privileged class that must be countered by alternative narratives. Put simply, there is more than one side to any story. –Read the Article.

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