[Alumni-chat] Antioch College Alumni Board Vows to Continue Fight to Keep College Open

[Christian Feuerstein]

*ANTIOCH** **COLLEGE** ALUMNI ASSOCIATION*



*For Immediate Release*



CONTACT:

443-864-0514 • press at antiochians.org



*ANTIOCH** **COLLEGE** ALUMNI BOARD VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT TO KEEP COLLEGE
OPEN;*

*--Meeting February 29th — March 2nd to Consider Next Steps--*



*Yellow Springs**, **Ohio**, **February 26, 2007* – Just a few days after
the Antioch University Board of Trustees unilaterally announced the closure
of Antioch College for the 2008-2009 academic year, the Antioch College
Alumni Board announced a renewed commitment to its ongoing and unprecedented
efforts to keep the College open.



"The Board of Trustees' announcement, released as the Antioch College
Continuation Corporation was in the midst of good-faith negotiations with
that Board, was ill-timed," said Alumni Board President Nancy Crow.



Alumni Board Vice-President Ellen Borgersen added, "The announcement appears
designed to break the resolve of the many dedicated alumni who support an
open, independent Antioch College."



She went on to say, "This strategy has completely backfired. We will not let
it die."



When asked about next steps, Borgersen said, "The Alumni Board is
considering a number of options, including legal remedies and direct action.
We welcome alumni input as we move forward."



The Alumni Board is scheduled to meet this weekend, February 29-March 2, at
the College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The agenda includes an open discussion
of strategy, where alumni will continue the discussion of direct action and
communication strategies, and will determine immediate next steps to be
taken by the 17,000-member Alumni Association. All alumni are invited to
attend these meetings. A final schedule and link to a live stream of audio
from the meetings will be made available on the Alumni Board's web site,
www.antiochians.org.



Crow continued, "The University Board of Trustees has made it clear that it
has no interest in operating the College after June 30, 2008. The alumni are
here, with an abundance of energy, vision, talent, and commitments of at
least $18 million that will be available to an open and independent Antioch
College. We fully intend to pick up the pieces, engage thousands of alumni,
and shape the next 155 years of Antioch College."



Since the University Board of Trustees announced the suspension of
operations in June 2007, alumni across the country have rallied to their
alma mater's defense. Alumni chapters have grown worldwide. The Alumni Board
is continuing with its fundraising and planning efforts. For additional
information on the Antioch College Alumni Association and it's the College
Revival Fund, visit the Antioch College Alumni Association web site,
www.antiochians.org.



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