[Alumni-chat] Wow! Student commencement speakers.

[Robert Devine]

David,

Perhaps you didn't read the entire text of Carolyn's speech.  If I recall
correctly, she went on to qualify her anxiety (it was, in part, for the
precarious situation of the College), and to talk about the hope and
optimism derived from her educational experiences at the College.  It
might just be that honest self-reflection -- particularly regarding the
privileged position of being a student/resident at a liberal arts
institution -- doesn't translate well to print.  

Bob

Alumni Chat List <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu> on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at
11:04 AM -0500 wrote:
>Skooter,
>
>Thanks for calling our attention to the speeches.
>
>I think Carolyn Wollin-Wood may have put her finger on it when she said:
>
>"I bet it makes a lot of us scared, to leave an institution like Antioch,
>where progressive and radical viewpoints have been fostered and critically
>explored. To leave "the bubble," that space of removal from mainstream
>reality. I fear for our future because I'm unsure."
>
>Is it now Antioch's mission to be removed from mainstream reality? To
>celebrate scared, fearful, and unsure graduates?
>
>Former Antioch President James P. Dixon was periodically reminding us that
>"we live in the only available world." I think I still prefer that
>construct
>to "the bubble."
>
>J. David Coldren '65
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:alumni-chat-bounces at w3.antioch.edu] On Behalf Of Christian Skotte
>Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:51 AM
>To: alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu
>Subject: [Alumni-chat] Wow! Student commencement speakers.
>
>When I worked at the college, I was fond of telling people at our peer
>institutions that Antioch produces great student outcomes, but we could
>use
>a few more student incomes. I just read through the speeches from
>graduating
>seniors, and I'm happy to see that the first part of my statement
>continues
>to be true. If you haven't read them yet, please do:
>
>http://www.antioch-college.edu/news/releases/index.php?id=173
>
>Cheers,
>Skooter
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Robert H. Devine
College Professor
Antioch College
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387

Our lives begin to end
the day we become silent
about things that matter"

-  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr