The Antioch Tradition | Core Values
Antioch University expresses core values distinctive among universities. These include:
A Commitment to the Common Good
The University maintains a long standing commitment to promoting the common good. Students graduate from Antioch University with a renewed sense of their power and purpose as scholars and citizens.
A Seasoned, Attentive Faculty
The University’s faculty are deeply experienced in their fields and
exceptionally attentive to the needs and abilities of their students. Antioch University professors serve as models of academic and professional engagement.
Academic Programs Rooted in Experience
The University’s academic programs makes explicit the connection
between theory and practice. Antioch University brings the world into the classroom and the classroom into the world.
A Strong Record of Alumni Achievement
Antioch University claims a remarkable record of alumni achievement. Graduates distinguish themselves as confident, imaginative, adaptable leaders in a range of fields.
A Diverse Community
Antioch University is committed to assembling a diverse community of students, faculty, and staff—people who bring to Antioch a range of backgrounds and cultures and worldviews. The University believes that this kind of community is essential to advancing knowledge, promoting social progress, and delivering successful educational outcomes.
A History of Firsts
Founded in 1852, Antioch College shaped its identity with an amazing series of pioneering firsts. Under the guidance of its earliest president Horace Mann, the noted abolitionist and founder of the American public school system, Antioch set numerous precedents.
Antioch College was the first college in America to educate women on equal terms with men. It also was among the first primarily white colleges to admit African American students. In addition, Antioch was the first American college to hire female faculty on an equal basis with male colleagues and the first co-educational college to have a woman on its Board of Trustees.
Antioch Innovations
Countless educational approaches that today are widely accepted across North America began long ago at Antioch College. Antioch University Seattle introduced many of these innovations to the Pacific Northwest, including:
- Independent study
- Interdisciplinary study
- Self-designed degree plans
- Narrative student assessment rather than grades
- Academic credit for demonstrated learning from work and life experience
Want to know more about Antioch's history? Visit the Mann, Morgan Legacy to see what leadership these two early visionaries brought to the Antioch presidency. If you're curious about where else Antioch has made a home, visit Other Campuses.
