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

[Scott Warren]

Thank you Christian!  This is right on the mark.  Onward and upward!

Scott Warren
Philosophy & Politics
Antioch College


Alumni Chat List <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu> writes:
>*ANTIOCH** **COLLEGE** ALUMNI ASSOCIATION*
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>*For Immediate Release*
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>CONTACT:
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>443-864-0514 • press at antiochians.org
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>*ANTIOCH** **COLLEGE** ALUMNI BOARD VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT TO KEEP COLLEGE
>OPEN;*
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>*--Meeting February 29th — March 2nd to Consider Next Steps--*
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>*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.
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>"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.
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>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."
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>She went on to say, "This strategy has completely backfired. We will
>not let
>it die."
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>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."
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>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.
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>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."
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>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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