Dr. Tullisse Antoinette (Toni) Murdock

Presentations and Articles

Vita Administration

Antioch University Chancellor Toni Murdock is a respected writer whose work has appeared in numerous scholarly journals, newspapers and other publications. Here are links to some of the many articles written by or about Chancellor Murdock.

“The Public Purpose of Higher Education,” National Campus Compact Gala, Chicago, IL, March 2006.

"Role of Higher Education in K-12," American Council on Education Women Presidents Summit, Washington, D.C., June 2002.

“Being a Change Agent for Social Reform: Tips on How to Survive,” Seattle Women’s Business Exchange, Seattle, Wash., May 2001.

“Diversity in Higher Education: The Realities of Change,” Keynote, City University National Leadership Conference, Seattle, Wash., July 2000.

“Ideals and Realities: Being a Change Agent for Social Reform,” Advance Bellevue, Wash., May 2000.

“Using Appreciative Inquiry in Strategic Planning,” National ACE Network for Women Leaders, Chicago, Ill., March 2000.

“Career Choices and Challenges for Today’s Women,” Seattle University, School of Education William Allen Endowed Chair Forum, April 2000.

“Women of Vision, Women of Power,” Washington State ACE National Network for Women Leaders, October 1998.

“Antioch, Our Tradition is the Future,” Northwest Week Cable Spotlight on Washington State Leaders, October 1998.

“Diversity and Change in Higher Education,” Seattle Coalition for Educational Equity, Summer Institute for Two- and Four-Year Higher Education and High School Faculty, August 1997.

“Leadership In Diversity: Being a Change Agent,” Seattle Coalition for Educational Equity, Faculty Summer Institute on Curriculum Transformation, August 1996.

“Engaging the Campus in Responding to Diversity,” Association for Catholic Colleges and Universities National Conference, St. Paul, Minn., August 1995.

“Financial Aid, Price Elasticity and Student Retention,” Association for Institutional Research National Conference, Boston, Mass., May 1995.

“Establishing the Framework for Campus Diversity,” Conference on Cultural Pluralism on the College Campus, Washington Center for Undergraduate Education, Seattle, Wash., January 1995.

“The Seattle Coalition: A Multi-Institutional Approach to Change,” 3rd Annual Conference, Ford Foundation Campus Diversity Initiative, Seattle, Wash., October 1993.

“Models for Two-Year/Four-Year Collaborations: The Seattle City-Wide Coalition,” Association of American Colleges National Conference, Seattle, Wash., January 1993.

“Applying Senge's Five Disciplines to the Recruitment and Hiring Practices of Higher Education Institutions,” 1992 AJCU Conference on Collaboration, Gonzaga University, October 1992.

“Leadership in Diversity, Cultural Pluralism Project,” (Sponsored by Ford Foundation), The Evergreen State College, August 1992.

“Diversity Across the Curriculum: What, Why, and How?” ACJU Conference on Multicultural Affairs, Seattle, Wash., June 1992.

“Comparing Teaching and Scholarship Demands by Institutional Type,” 1992 National Association of Women in Education National Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 1992.

“Moving Faculty from Awareness to Action: Minority Retention Programs,” National Conference on Student Retention, Washington D.C., July 1990.

“Minority Retention Strategies,” Northwest Minority Student Leadership Conference, Seattle, Wash., April 1990.

“From Awareness to Action: An Holistic Approach to Minority Retention,” National Association for Women Deans, Administrators and Counselors National Conference, Nashville, Tenn., March 1990.

“Academic Retention Programs for the Freshman Year,” The Freshman Year Experience Conference on Cultural Diversity, Costa Mesa, Calif., February 1990.

“The Financing of Higher Education: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?” College Board Regional Conference, San Diego, Calif., February 1989.

“Loans, Grants, and Work: Is There a Difference in Retention Effect?” National Association for Student Personnel Administrators National Conference, St. Louis, Mo., March 1988.

“The Effect of Financial Aid on Persistence,” Association for the Study of Higher Education National Conference, San Diego, Calif., February 1987.

“Thomas Fitzpatrick, The Forgotten Mountain Man,” Wyoming State Historical Association Conference, Big Piney, Wyo., 1974.

“The Kaibab Plateau: An Experiment in Conservation,” National Historical Association, Albuquerque, N.M., 1970.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/PRESS

Murdock, T. “Counterpoint: Antioch Chancellor Responds," Inside Higher Ed.
    op-ed, July 3, 2007

Murdock, T. “A Higher Civic Calling for Higher Education,” The Seattle Times,
    op-ed, June 8, 2006

Murdock, T. and Vander Ark, T., "Creating High Schools that Work for all Students," The Seattle Times,
    op-ed, March 20, 2002.

Murdock, T., “Raising Standards for Adult Education,” The Seattle Times,
    op-ed, Nov. 10, 1999.

Book Review for ALLIANCE, National Center for Urban Partnership, fall 1996.
    David E. Lavin and David Hyllegard, Changing the Odds:
    Open Admissions and the Life Chances of the Disadvantaged, Yale
    University Press, 1996.

Tsui, P. and Murdock, T., “A Higher Accuracy Forecast Model for the First-time Freshmen’s Retention Rate,”
    Seattle University Report, 1996.

Murdock, T., Tsui, P., and Mayer, L., “Prediction Models for At-Risk Freshmen,”
    Seattle University Report, 1996

Book Review for ALLIANCE, National Center for Urban Partnership,
    Spring 1994. Estela Mara Bensimon and Anna Neuman,
    Redesigning Collegiate Leadership: Teams and Teamwork in Higher
    Education, John Hopkins Press, 1993.

Murdock, T., “Financial Aid and Persistence: An Integrated Review of the Literature.”
    National Association for Student Personnel Administrators Journal, Spring 1990.

Murdock, T., “Does Financial Aid Really Effect Student Retention?”
    Journal of Student Financial Aid, Winter 1989.

Murdock, T., “It's Not Just Money: The Effect of Financial Aid on
    Persistence.” The Review of Higher Education, Fall 1987.