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March 25, 2011 for Immediate Release

AUNE Faculty to Speak in Keene and in Amherst, Massachusetts

Antioch University New England's Simpson, Jordan and Sobel give presentations

(Keene, NH) - Land-use changes on water quality and connecting schooling to local resources are the topics of discussion in two upcoming presentations by Antioch University New England (AUNE) faculty members. The April events are free and open to the public.

April 5. David Sobel, core faculty in the Department of Education at AUNE, will speak on "Making Education More Like a Farmer's Market," Tuesday, April 5, at the Common School in Amherst, Massachusetts.

"The landscape of schooling has begun to look like the sprawl of America," according to Sobel. His premise is that schools have become too homogenous and removed from their communities, and the vibrant variety of local resources should be an important part of educating children.

Sobel's talk will take place at 7 p.m. at The Common School, 421 South Main Street, Amherst, Massachusetts. While free and open to the public, preregistration is encouraged at mainoffice@commonschool.org.

April 6. "Keene's Dynamic Watershed," a watershed science discussion featuring Michael Simpson, wetlands scientist and chair of AUNE's Department of Environmental Studies, and Jim Jordan, geomorphologist and environmental studies core faculty member, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, at Heberton Hall, 60 Winter Street, Keene, New Hampshire.

Simpson will discuss the impacts of land-use changes on water quality, which can affect the ecology, health and aesthetics of surface waters. Jordan will talk about the general geological history and character of the Ashuelot River watershed, especially how glaciers helped shape the Keene basin and influenced its contemporary hydrology and water resources.

The event is sponsored by the Keene Conservation Commission.

About Antioch University New England (AUNE)
This is Antioch University New England's forty-seventh year as an institution of higher education. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, AUNE offers rigorous, practice-oriented, values-based master's, doctoral and certificate. Degrees in education, leadership and management, environmental studies and psychology reflect a dedication to activism, social justice, community service and sustainability. Antioch University New England is the oldest and largest of Antioch University's graduate campuses. For more information about Antioch University New England, visit our web site 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, visit www.antioch.edu.

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