TRHT Campus Center

Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center

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Antioch University is proud to be selected by the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) to host a higher education Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center. 

We are so pleased to be engaged in this important work in collaboration with our colleagues at Otterbein University, one of the first TRHT Campuses in the nation. The Antioch University Center for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation is a collaborative initiative with AAC&U. The intended outcomes of the center include improving our overall University climate with regard to anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. We intend to do this by working with our University community to promote racial healing, transform narratives, and explore ways that we can transform the University to dismantle structural barriers to equal treatment and opportunity.

Antioch was one of 52 institutions invited to participate in the 2023 AAC&U Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers in June 2023.

Learn more about TRHT Campus Centers.

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“AAC&U is partnering with higher education institutions to develop Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers to prepare the next generation of leaders to break down systemic racism and dismantle belief in a hierarchy of human value.” – AAC&U website.

National Day of Racial Healing – January 16, 2024

The Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Centers of Antioch University and Otterbein University are collaborating with Coalition for the Common Good members to honor the National Day of Racial Healing on January 16, 2024. From morning until evening and from coast to coast, our teams of trained facilitators will hold cross-institutional Healing Circles.

Developed by Dr. Gail Christopher, “Racial healing circles provide opportunities to engage with perceived others in ways that enable self-reflection and nonthreatening acknowledgment of one’s own previously unquestioned assumptions and biases” (source). This experience allows community members to listen for understanding. In addition, Healing circles, a form of restorative practice, serve as a safe space where individuals can freely express their emotions, fostering connection, empathy, and understanding among participants.

Learn more about the National Day of Racial Healing.

Advisory Committee members: Pia Alexander, Kat Bell, Karen Crist, Stephanie Helms Pickett, Maria-Judith Rodriguez Herrera, Lem Watson

Facilitators

Phanawn Bailey

Location: Westerville, OH

Email: [email protected]

Phanawn Bailey is an esteemed member of the Otterbein community, renowned for his leadership in DEI initiatives. With a BS in Finance and an MBA from Otterbein University, he champions collective prosperity through DEI education, advancing social and organizational goals.

Renee Bradford

Location: Charlotte, NC

Email: [email protected]

As a Doctoral Candidate at Antioch University’s Graduate School of Leadership and Change, I am an author, theologian, and activist, serving as a Digital Pastor to The Lemonade Stand Fellowship. My research focuses on cultivating digital spaces for inclusive dialogue and transformative change. A Peace Practitioner, Social Entrepreneur, and Digital Reconciliation Advocate, I am dedicated to fostering harmony in our interconnected world. My work spans leadership, contemplation, and racial justice, reflecting a commitment to being the change I want to see in the world. 🌍

Malikeya Khantrece

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Email: [email protected]

Malikeya Khantrece is a Mitigation Specialist/Investigator for the Federal Public Defender in the Capital Habeas Unit. Her work is centered on re-creating the narrative for those who have been sentenced to death. She has worked as a prisoner’s rights advocate, poverty law advocate, and in restorative justice practice as an alternative carceral and punitive discipline. Her research interests include implementation of Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformational (TRHT) practices into American public education, Truth & Reconciliation Commissions, and death penalty/prison abolition. Finally, she teaches many core courses for Law, Criminal Justice, & Society (LCJS) majors at the University of Pittsburgh.

Colette Masterson

Location: Westerville, OH

Email: [email protected]

Colette Masterson has worked in higher education and student affairs for almost 20 years. She is passionate about college access, the college transition process, and student development opportunities. Being a Racial Healing Circle facilitator allows her to bring these values together in a dynamic way.

Shontae Walker

Location: Chicago, IL

Email: [email protected]

Social justice-focused scholar and aspiring dance movement therapist blending creativity with curiosity and inspiring others along the journey.

Allyson Zerba

Location: Seattle, WA

Email: [email protected]

I am an attorney, mediator, parent coach, and mental health counselor in training. I seek to integrate social justice in all aspects of my work, as well as in my personal life. I strive for actions that are congruent with my values.

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