Christine Cook Mania, M.A., discusses here recently released book, Vegan Minded: Becoming a Steward for Animals, People, and the Planet, she started writing as her master’s capstone project.
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Student & Alumni Profiles
I Am a Humane Educator: Natalie Amezcua
Natalie Amezcua, M.A., graduated from our gradate programs in humane education with Antioch University and now prepares students to be effective leaders in the movement to end factory farming. Hear about her journey to and through the humane education program.
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I Am a Humane Educator: Elisabetta Romano
An interview with Elisabetta Romano, who completed the Solutionary Micro-Credential Program (SMP) with IHE in 2022 and is now integrating the learnings into her language classes in Australia.
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I Am a Humane Educator: Natalie Krivas
IHE alumna Natalie Krivas on developing practical solutionary curricula, community involvement, and the impact that a single person can have.
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I Am a Humane Educator: Kyle Hawks
HE alumnus Kyle Hawks on changing paths, meditating to find clarity, and creating an inclusive place for community building and animals in need.
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Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: An Interview with Ariane White, Ed.D., M.Ed.
Introduction: Ariane White began working in education in 2003 as a high school teacher before earning her M.Ed. degree with the Institute for Humane Education in 2010. She earned her doctoral degree in education from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in 2019. LMU has recently launched a Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center, which…
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Humane Education Through History, Art, and Inspiration: An Interview with Robert Shetterly
Introduction: After graduating from college and moving to Maine in 1970, Robert Shetterly taught himself drawing, printmaking, and painting, becoming an illustrator at newspapers and of approximately 30 books. After the 9/11 attacks, Rob painted a portrait of Walt Whitman, etching a quote from Whitman on the painting. Thus began his Americans Who Tell the…
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Integrating Humane Education into the High School Classroom: An Interview with Mike Farley, M.Ed.
Introduction: Mike Farley has been teaching middle and high school Geography and Environmental Studies for 20 years in the Toronto District School Board and currently at University of Toronto Schools. Over the past decade he has explored animal protection with his students, including running virtual field trips to animal sanctuaries during the pandemic. Mike is a frequent presenter at conferences…
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Humane Education Can Happen Everywhere: An Interview with Lynne Westmoreland
Introduction: Lynne Westmoreland was a professional pianist and piano instructor for over thirty years. When deciding on a meaningful path after retirement, she discovered humane education when attending the Washington, DC Green Festival and meeting Zoe Weil. Humane education represented everything Lynne had cared about her entire life, and IHE’s graduate program connected the dots…
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Humane Education in Guatemala: IHE’s interview with Lidia Oxi, Vilma Saloj, and Hyungjoon Jin, IHE Graduate Student
Vilma Saloj, Hyungjoon Jin, Lidia Oxi at IHE’s shore Lidia Oxi is a Mayan-Kaqchikel woman from Guatemala and is the first person in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree. She is the High School Director of Colegio Impacto of the MAIA Organization (and serves on the MAIA leadership team); speaks Kaqchikel along with English,…
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