A comparative review of bylaws across eleven small liberal arts colleges, examining how they handle trustee powers, presidential appointment, and executive committee authority — and finding that Antioch College’s bylaws leave these governance questions notably unaddressed compared to its peers.
Categories: Op-Eds & Analysis, Pedagogical Reckoning
On June 29, 2026, the American Association of University Professors wrote to President Jane Fernandes a third time about the case of Michael Casselli, tenured professor of sculpture and installation at Antioch College. The first two AAUP letters were sent on May 14 and June 2.
Categories: Casselli, Pedagogical Reckoning
The stoop of the old student union building on Antioch College’s campus. “Transient Mode Home,” a phrase from a former student’s art project, has become a popular phrase to describe the Antioch College experience.
Categories: Op-Eds & Analysis, Pedagogical Reckoning ·
It has come to my attention that the current president of Antioch College, Jane Fernandes, is up for a two year renewal of her contract, to be voted on at the next board meeting on July 17, 2026. I am writing to express my utmost concern regarding the state of the college after four years with Ms. Fernandez at the helm, and urge you to VOTE NO on this renewal.
Categories: Op-Eds & Analysis, Pedagogical Reckoning ·
Goddard: ~220 students — down 88% from ~1,900 (early 1970s) Hampshire: ~747 students — down 94% from ~1,200 (mid-1990s peak) Antioch: ~115 students — down 96% from ~2,700 (1973); down 57% from post-reopening high of 266 (2015)
Categories: Op-Eds & Analysis, Pedagogical Reckoning ·
Three Institutions & Twenty Years of the Same Failures. A side-by-side look at Jane Fernandes’ leadership at Gallaudet University (2000–2006), Guilford College (2014–2020), and Antioch College (2021–present) — and the recurring pattern across all three.
Categories: Op-Eds & Analysis, Pedagogical Reckoning
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