Thomas Manley is an American academic administrator who served as the president of Antioch College until December 1, 2020.
He was instrumental in developing Pitzer's study abroad program, including sites in China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Turkey, Venezuela, Wales, and South Africa.
[1][3] Among his milestones at PNCA was a successful cultivation of the largest gift to an arts organization in Oregon's history.
[8][9] A specialist on Japan, Manley also served as a scholar-in-residence at a women's college outside of Osaka and later helped to write the curriculum for an American-style liberal arts college—the first of its kind to be accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Education.
[11][12][13][14] In July 2018, Inside Higher Ed reported that “faculty members have grown increasingly unsettled about Antioch College’s future” after it required “a period of furloughs and pay cuts.” Antioch has “lost a reported $1.7 million for the year ending June 30, 2017, a year in which its expenses totaled $17.6 million.” [15] Spring of 2020 saw furloughs for as many as 27 staff members, hour reductions for others, and pay cuts for faculty and other higher-earning personnel.