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Feb. 3, 2004
Early College Staff Member Promoted

Seattle — Antioch University Seattle has promoted Gail Cheney to assistant director of the Early College High School Initiative for Native Youth. This initiative, which is working with Native American schools and tribes across the state, is part of a nationwide effort to increase the number of first-generation, low-income and minority students who attain a bachelor's degree. Cheney previously was grants manager.

Cheney has a bachelor's degree in urban studies and planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her work includes using digital media to demonstrate the impact of early college high schools on students' expectations and on graduation rates.

About Antioch
At Antioch University Seattle, adult learners find personalized, innovative programs with a commitment to academic excellence, community service and social justice. AUS is located in downtown Seattle and is one of six campuses of Antioch University, founded in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio.