Jon Baker posted the following to the Antioch College Alumni & Community Facebook group. I’m crunching numbers on student financial aid. While that gets done, here’s an interesting number on Antioch: Remember in 2023 when the College proudly announced that it was #100 on the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s Top National Liberal Arts…
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Jon Baker posted the following to the Antioch College Alumni & Community Facebook group. This page has seen extensive discussion on the status of Antioch College, as well as (in my opinion) well deserved criticism of its president, Jane Fernandes. Some folks have complained about the lack of hard facts about the College’s status. With…
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Jon Baker posted the following to the Antioch College Alumni & Community Facebook group. No, of course this is no more true than when Trump accused our Haitian neighbors in Springfield of doing this. But you have to wonder, given the lies the administration is spreading about alums, just how far off is it? The…
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Jon Baker posted the following to the Antioch College Alumni & Community Facebook group. This is the fear mongering now being perpetrated by certain folks at the College to scare the students. Instead of ranting about baseless claims, let’s look at the role alumni have played in keeping Antioch alive: When the University announced the…
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Jon Baker posted the following to the Antioch College Alumni & Community Facebook group. In recent days there have been posts from students, alums and community members questioning the ongoing criticisms of Jane. Key among her supporters’ reasons is that she can’t be blamed for all of Antioch’s current ills. And it may seem reasonable…
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Jon Baker posted the following to the Antioch College Alumni & Community Facebook group. Three days before the College’s June 20 graduation three current students met with Jane. Students had circulated a petition in support of professor Michael Casselli who she had fired. The petition, asking college administration to allow him to attend graduation, got…
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Jon Baker posted the following to the Antioch College Alumni & Community Facebook group. In their 2025 report the auditors hired by the College to review it’s financial situation said they do not believe that Antioch can “continue as a going concern”. From their report: “The College relies on significant contributions to pay operating expenses.…
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Jon Baker posted the following to the Antioch College Alumni & Community Facebook group. Give Jane a Little More Time and It Could Happen Under President Jane Fernandez’s leadership Antioch is on verge of disaster. The most recent audit of the College (year ending June 20, 2025) and other financial documents show this: Not a…
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