Dr. Jay Casbon, former Dean of the Graduate School of Lewis & Clark College, and founding CEO-Provost at Oregon State University, Bend Campus, will address students, faculty and guests at the Ananda College Graduation & Awards Day on Thursday, May 30th. Jay Casbon is a Professor of Education and Counseling at Oregon State University.  He is also [...]

Eri Fukase Luman, originally from Japan, is currently displaying her collection “Meditation Arts” at Ananda College Expansion Hall Gallery. The show will be on until May 31, 2013. About her painting process, Eri says, “I did not think I would be an artist when I was growing up, especially a Japanese calligraphy artist. I felt [...]

What motivates students to transfer from such established schools as Lewis & Clark, UCLA, The Art Institute of Chicago & Virginia Tech to attend a small, alternative college outside of Portland, Oregon? Come talk to students and faculty from the college and learn how their theme of “higher education for higher consciousness” translates into actual [...]

Beloved Founder of Ananda Dies A great spiritual light and world teacher, Swami Kriyananda, passed away in Assisi, Italy Sunday, April 21 at 8 a.m. Swami was 87 years old and was a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of “Autobiography of a Yogi,” since the age of 22. Swamiji was a beacon of inspiration for [...]

Faculty Member Applies EFL to Christian Education Education for Life (EFL) is an educational philosophy that translates ancient Eastern truths into modern terminology. Using her background in Education for Life, Ananda College instructor Usha Dermond has co-written an innovative Sunday school curriculum for the Center for Progressive Christianity. The curriculum, titled A Joyful Path, allows [...]

Is there room for a college that believes consciousness has a place in the curriculum? Why is higher education under attack today? Isn’t it better to just get your degree online from a free university? Why can’t you find a job and why does everything cost so much? Is global warming real or a myth? [...]

Students often cringe at the thought of studying mathematics. However, Ananda College students participating in our “Holistic Mathematics” course this semester are discovering that mathematics, as it was originally defined and taught in the ancient mystery schools, is exciting, inspiring and highly relevant to one’s spiritual and natural life. In “Holistic Mathematics” we are exploring the secret side of mathematics previously revealed only to…

Philip Goldberg is a spiritual counselor and interfaith minister in Los Angeles. The former director of the Forge Guild of Spiritual Leaders and Teachers, he has authored or coauthored 19 books.

On Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Ananda College of Living Wisdom…… Distinguished faculty, staff, guests, and members of the class of 2011. I am honored and blessed to stand here with you as we celebrate the achievements of our students today and this extraordinary college. I know it is a special school because I did [...]

“Educators and clinicians now embrace and understand what we knew decades ago from working with the visually impaired, the physically challenged, and at-risk youth – the arts are incredibly healing, humanizing, and transcendent”