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A journal of social practice & professional engagement for the Antioch community

Antioch College students spend up to a 1/3rd of their undergraduate experience in the real world— testing concepts and applying theory from the classroom while reflecting on what it means to lead an impactful life.

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Antioch students bring new ideas & vitality to our co-op partners, powering programs and special projects through directed full-time work and research across 15 key industries & communities of practice.

Culture, Power & Change

Hello, my name is Jen Freeze and I have been on my second co-op at Yellow Springs Home, Inc. for the Winter 2023 term. My position for this co-op is

For my Winter '22 co-op, I am working as a coordinator at the Coretta Scott King Center for Intellectual and Cultural Freedom. My supervisor is Shadia Alvarez, the Executive Director.

When I reflect on this year's co-op, many missed opportunities come to mind. Coming into the term, the four other students working at the Coretta Scott King Center (CSKC) and

Building Lives On Step At A Time[gallery ids="13101,13102,13103,13104,13105,13106,13107"]When I first started at Home Inc. I did not plan to be at a community land trust where they build homes for

Interdisciplinary Arts & Creative Practice

As a second-year student with an interest in psychology, literature and the arts,  I decided to do my co-op at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a museum that encourages

Hi there, my name is Maria N. Ramirez and this past winter, I was an intern at The Kitchen. A non-profit, multi-disciplinary art and performance space located in the Chelsea

  My name is Akili Hayden and I’m currently a First Year at Antioch College pursuing a self-design major in Social Psychology and Arts Communications. Through Antioch’s Co-op program, I was

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. One of the largest museum collections in the country. And here I was, a second year undergraduate student. I was assisting a fashion curator

Global Studies & Engagement

For my fourth/language immersion co-op I am living in Osaka, Japan. Here I am working at an organization called Suisen Fukushikai which is a welfare agency that works with various

My time in Ecuador at The Tandana Foundation has been fun. I have experienced a lot. If it has been anything, it has been a wide variety of experiences and

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The water pours slowly from the Villavicencio (bottled in Mendoza, Argentina) bottle into the posh wine glass and I suddenly notice the great force and energy of the movement of

Social Enterprise & Social Innovation

In the winter of 2017, I struggled with my individual learning processes and how their facets intersected with others around me and the institution that I'm in. As a response

This winter, I am working at Super-Fly Comics & Games in Yellow Springs, Ohio. I have a passion in comic arts and the art business, so when I found out

This past quarter, I co-oped in Fairborn at Reza’s Roast, a small coffee roaster that is locally owned by Audria Ali-Maki. I was in charge of roasting, packaging, brewing, and

Bywater is a Community in the Ninth Ward, and a historic part of New Orleans. It is the area of which Homer Plessy was removed from his traincar in 1892.

Sustainability, Ecology & the Environment

I am again on the Antioch Farm for my second co-op. However, so much has transpired since this time last year. The Antioch Farm is undergoing a renaissance of growth

It’s 7:35 am at the moment, and I’m writing this blog post on the trail to work.  I call it “work,” like it’s some sort of office building or a job

Something Familiar - Introduction to Tecumseh Land Trust Almost on the cusp of returning to Ohio last spring, to reunite myself with familiar things, I realized that I had forgotten something

I cannot believe it has been 3 years. Three years since I first walked onto campus as a bushy-eyed freshman ready to take over. I was determined to travel and

Psychology, Mindfulness & Wellness

Above, is a photo taken by my friend Holger Bartles, a long time Buddhist practitioner and professional photographer. Holger was happy to take my photo when I asked him, his

The past few months have been a whirlwind of color and chaos as I have made my way through Mumbai, India for my first co-op experience. I am working at

What do leaves dipped in wax, seed germination, and eurythmy have in common? I learned about it and did it at Camphill Copake! Camphill Copake is an Intentional Community in upstate New York

CW: sexual assault The Blue Bench strives to one day live in a world without sexual assault and its repercussions.  Its name, The Blue Bench, represents Blue for sexual assault awareness

Being nimble in the world requires a sense of agency and the spirit innovation,
traits developed through experience at Antioch College.