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Here’s a mini-newsletter for greater Boston Antioch alumni. Note the activities September 13, September 20-21, and November 15 — we hope you’ll join us!

The University Trustees and the Alumni Board continue to discuss how to turn Antioch College over to its alumni. This is very good (if undramatic) news. Separating the College from the University is not a quick or easy process.

Join your fellow Antioch alums at the annual Cape and Islands get-together, Saturday, September 13. It’s a great time of year to visit Martha’s Vineyard, and you’ll have a great group of people to spend the afternoon with. For details, see below. Search for (*) to go straight to this information.

The Nonstop Institute in Yellow Springs has designated September 20-21 “Nonstop Rocks” weekend. Alumni chapters nationwide are planning fundraisers, because the Institute urgently needs your help — among other things, it is paying the salaries of the former Antioch College faculty for the interim. Locally, Alumni Board member Mike Brower is organizing a phone tree for that weekend. Taking part might even be fun — you’ll have the chance to reconnect with your classmates and to talk with some of the other remarkable College alums. Contact Mike at mbrower32 or 617-492-1357 to help or for more information.

Save the date: Saturday, November 15, for our big annual event. This year we are planning an ambitious symposium on Reinventing Higher Education, with an optional dinner to follow. Details will be coming next month. To help with organization or planning, contact Roy Crystal at the3crystals.

Sad news: The eminent professor of psychiatry Stuart Hauser, a 1960 graduate of Antioch, died August 5. To read the Harvard Medical School press release, see below. Search for (**) to go straight to it. Continue reading