Office of the Chancellor
William R. Groves, JD, is the 22nd President/Chancellor of Antioch University. He has served as Chancellor since 2016 and has focused on three priorities; to reclaim and advance its reputation as an innovator in higher education; to grow programmatically and geographically in ways that will allow Antioch to reach its full potential to advance social, economic, and environmental justice; and to advance and promote the University’s 168 year-long history and heritage around social justice and democracy building.
Chancellor’s Updates
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Woman, Life, Freedom: Chancellor’s Message on the Anniversary of the Mahsa Amini Protests in Iran
on September 15, 2023
We are coming up on the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran and the civil rights protests that it kicked off. It is a fitting time to speak […]
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Message from the Chancellor on the Jacksonville Murders
on August 30, 2023
Once again I write to you in the aftermath of an act of unspeakable violence by a domestic terrorist and self-avowed White supremacist. On Saturday, a man with […]
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Chancellor’s Remarks on the Supreme Court Decision Regarding Affirmative Action
on June 30, 2023
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to outlaw any consideration of race in university admissions decisions. The decision is based on the notion that the […]
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Celebrating Pride Month and Defending LGBTQIA+ Rights
on June 5, 2023
The month of June is celebrated across the world as Pride Month, a time for all of us who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, […]
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A Message from Chancellor Groves Regarding the Attacks by State Legislatures on Higher Education, Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and Democracy
on May 26, 2023
I know many of you are watching with alarm as state legislatures around the country are taking aim at higher education with unprecedented attacks on academic […]
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Chancellor’s Call to Reflect and Act
on January 30, 2023
Our country has become a killing field. Every week the news is full of stories about innocent people who were mowed down with guns while they pursued their […]