SEE Something? Say Something: Antioch College’s Social Enterprise and Enrollment Plan ↗

SEE Something? Say Something: Antioch College’s Social Enterprise and Enrollment Plan

by | Jul 24, 2026 | Op-Eds & Analysis, Pedagogical Reckoning

An investigation into Antioch College’s 2023 Social Enterprise and Enrollment Plan (SEE Plan) — the eighty-plus-page strategy the Board unanimously endorsed to sell off campus properties as a financial “bridge” and convert seven facilities into revenue-generating “learning hubs.” Its three-year planning window closed in June 2026 having failed on virtually every projected metric, with no successor plan and no public accounting from the administration of what happened.

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Antioch by the Numbers

by | Jul 23, 2026 | Facebook, Op-Eds & Analysis

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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Yes, It’s Jane – EXAMPLE #8 – “They’re eating the pets! Alumni are eating the dogs!”

by | Jul 18, 2026 | Facebook, Op-Eds & Analysis

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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It’s Jane – EXAMPLE #7 – “The alumni are going to close the College and leave students homeless”

by | Jul 15, 2026 | Facebook, Op-Eds & Analysis

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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The Numbers Are In (and they’re not looking good): Antioch College’s FY25 Form 990 ↗

The Numbers Are In (and they’re not looking good): Antioch College’s FY25 Form 990

by | Jul 15, 2026 | Medium, Op-Eds & Analysis

A breakdown of Antioch College’s FY25 Form 990: an operating deficit exceeding $3.2 million, gross tuition down roughly 16% year-over-year, a composite financial health score of 0.6 (well below the 1.5 passing threshold), a third consecutive going-concern finding from auditors, expendable net assets down nearly $2.35 million to $5.6 million, cash reserves under $1 million, and a $706,203 bad-debt writeoff on unpaid donor pledges.

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Yes, it’s Jane – EXAMPLE #6 – Or maybe it’s not???

by | Jul 15, 2026 | Facebook, Op-Eds & Analysis

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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