Michael Casselli shared the following on Facebook in July 2026. Bruce LeBel’s statement — Facebook, Jul 10, 2026 “Bruce LeBel from the class of 76 canceled his flights to attend this 50th year reunion due to his dismay at the malfeasance of the current administration. This administration’s mendacity, rejection of written policies and procedures, and…
A longtime presence at Antioch College, Michael Casselli told the News that being suspended indefinitely with conditions, in his view, amounts to being fired without the due process historically afforded to, and expected by, tenured faculty — a concern also raised by the American Association of Univ
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In February 2026, Antioch College terminated the appointment of tenured professor michael casselli without convening the Faculty Promotion and Review Committee or the Board of Trustees, the bodies its own Faculty Personnel Handbook designates for termination for cause. The Board rescinded the termination in March and ordered an FPRC review. The review did not materialize. The American Association of University Professors has since written twice to President Jane Fernandes urging the hearing the…
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Jean Gregorek’s account, published in Volume One of the AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom (2010), of the Nonstop Liberal Arts Institute — the year-long alternative institution created by exiled Antioch College faculty and community after Antioch University’s 2007 closure announcement, and one of the strategies that led to the College’s independent revival. ↓ Read the…
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The American Association of University Professors’ full investigative committee report on the events leading to Antioch University’s 2007 announcement that Antioch College would suspend operations in 2008. Covers the governance history, the University’s absorption of the College’s endowment, the erosion of shared governance, and the AAUP investigating committee’s findings on the closing. ↓ Read the…
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