Antioch Universityis host to two courses in the Clemente network, both of which are featured in this new story in their alumni magazine, "Champions for the Humanities."

The Bridge Program, founded in 1999, is built on the Clemente model and provides a university-level education for students who might not have otherwise had access to higher education. In Seattle, the Clemente Veterans' Initiative (CVI) has been serving former military members and their families since 2016. Like other CVI programs, the course uses texts in the humanities to examine issues relevant to those who have served, including civic duty, family, and sacrifice.

The magazine feature highlights how both courses offer spaces for exploration and intellectual community and how they open doors for individuals to imagine new possibilities for their lives. “That is the power of the humanities,” Bridge Co-Director Russell Thornhill says in the article. “When it’s done right, it leads to kind of a discovery of the self—a discovery of one’s own freedom, creativity, uniqueness,  and agency.”