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Contact: Jan Fiderio 603.283.2107 jfidero@antioch.edu

January 25, 2011 for Immediate Release

AUNE joins Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program

New scholarships reward community service

(Keene, NH) - If you’ve had a heart attack, changing your diet and getting more exercise is crucial to your recovery. But that’s not always easy. You’re more likely to make those changes and stick with them if you have help.

After a competitive application process, the Peace Corps has admitted Antioch University New England (AUNE) into its Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (formerly known as Fellows/USA). Returning Peace Corps volunteers entering any of AUNE's master’s or doctoral programs will be eligible to apply for the two available scholarships.

AUNE joins the Peace Corps’ fifty-four other university partners and is the only New Hampshire institution in the fellowship program. "This Peace Corps fellowship really supports our mission of doing service in the world and for underserved communities. It's a good partner and fit for us," said Laura Andrews, AUNE director of admissions.

AUNE will also offer scholarships to students who have completed AmeriCorps and City Year service. AmeriCorps is a network of local and national programs whose volunteers work in education, health, public safety and the environment. City Year is an AmeriCorps program in which people volunteer in urban, underserved elementary and middle schools to support at-risk students and shrink drop-out rates.

These scholarships, available beginning in the fall 2011 semester, are:

Two scholarships annually of 25% of tuition to returned Peace Corps volunteers.
Four matching scholarships to students who have completed an AmeriCorps experience and will apply their AmeriCorps award toward AUNE expenses.
Two scholarships annually of 25% of tuition to incoming students who have completed City Year service.

AUNE’s history of advocacy is unique, according to alum John Tease (Organization and Management ’09), whose master’s project examined the potential for AUNE participation in the Coverdell Fellows Program. “The Peace Corps was founded under a similar call for social engagement that seeks to alleviate the economic inequality that exists throughout the world while promoting cultural diversity and inter-cultural understanding,” he said. Tease is now a financial consultant with the Somaly Mam Foundation in Cambodia.

For more information on the Coverdell Fellows Program, call 800.424.8580, ext. 1440, email fellows@peacecorps.gov or find more here.
Find more on AmeriCorps and City Year here.
Find more on AUNE's scholarship programs here.

About Antioch University New England (AUNE)
Antioch University New England offers highly respected doctoral, master’ s and certificate programs in education, environmental studies, management and psychology. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this unique institution serves a thousand students each year. Our graduates have gone on to be leaders of positive change, working toward a more just and sustainable society. Founded in 1964, Antioch University is the oldest of Antioch University’ s graduate campuses. Learn more at: www.antiochne.edu.

About Antioch University
Antioch University is a five-campus university located in four states. Each campus has its own distinct academic programs, community life and regional or national identity. Antioch University is founded on principles of rigorous liberal arts education, innovative experiential learning and socially engaged citizenship. The multiple campuses of the University nurture in their students the knowledge, skills and habits of reflection to excel as lifelong learners, democratic leaders and global citizens who live lives of meaning and purpose. For more information about Antioch University's campuses, its university-wide PhD program, or the Antioch Education Abroad program, www.antioch.edu.

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