I often talk about colleges and universities as “communities.” But when you’re as small as Antioch College and as dedicated to cooperative learning, Community is less a concept and more the daily reality.

For Three Quick Questions, I send the same three questions to admissions representatives at colleges all over the country, and then I hope to hear back from them. The three questions are meant to probe some of the things that make a school unique but that aren’t easily captured as a stat to go in a book or web search.

Today’s response is from Myles Corcoran, Admission Counselor at the Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

What is a course, tradition, program or event that is unique to Antioch College?

Community is a significant aspect of Antioch College. Each Tuesday afternoon we have Community Meeting that involves all community members (students, faculty, and staff) which is facilitated by the Community Manager. Community Meeting entails updates on campus events, news, etc. along with various discussions and workshops (and often snacks before the meetings went virtual during the pandemic). Each academic term we also have Community Day which is like a potluck.

Naturally every college wants to recruit the perfect student--high grades, high test scores, involved in their community, leadership...everything. But what kinds of imperfect students tend to flourish at Antioch?

Students that truly flourish are those that question the status quo and do not accept society's norms at face value. We seek thinkers and those that have a desire to make positive change in the world and as our first president Horace Mann declared, "win victories for humanity".

When people come to visit Yellow Springs, what's a place off campus that you recommend they check out while they're there?

Visitors must experience the splendor of the thousand acre Glen Helen Nature Preserve. Downtown Yellow Springs in general is a great place to be with the abundant shops and restaurants but visitors must make a stop at Young's Dairy for ice cream.

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