Antioch and the Current Threats to Higher Education- May 5, 2025

Join the Conversation at 4 PM PST on 5/5/25

Conversation Overview

Join us for our second conversation with a panel of Antioch's administrative leaders Sue Byers, Ryan Kasmier, and Mark Hower about the current threats to higher education, what they might mean for Antioch, and how we can respond given our institutional values and mission.

This Messy Conversation is open only to members of the Antioch community and will not be recorded. This conversation will be facilitated by Asa Wilder.

Guests

Mark Hower, PhD.- Provost & CEO, AULA and AUSB- I have been a part of the Antioch community since the year 2000, starting as an associate faculty in Seattle. There, I later chaired the MS Management program and was a founding faculty member of the Center for Creative Change--which supported five graduate programs. I became Provost in LA in 2017.

Ryan Kasmier, EdD- Associate Provost AUSB

Sue Byers- Associate Provost AUS

Additional Resources

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