Candelaria Norma Silva is the type of writer that is always working. Even when not writing, she’s working (or reworking) some fresh idea in her imagination. An encounter with fellow author Delanda Coleman, who had self-published her first children’s book, More Than A Princess, brought Candelaria’s percolating children’s stories to the surface. Delanda was also… Continue reading Family Comes First for Candelaria Norma Silva, Children’s Book Author
Category: Alumni News
Q&A with author Matthew Quick
In 2018 Matthew Quick (MFAW ’07) was interviewed by Dustin Byerly (BA RUP ’01) for Clockworks magazine. Recently, I spoke with Matthew Quick (MFAW ’07) about his journey from high school teacher to award-winning author and the role Goddard played in his development as an author. Matthew Quick is the New York Times bestselling author… Continue reading Q&A with author Matthew Quick
Secondary School in Kenya Inspired by Goddard
Originally founded in 2005 by Andrea (Andy) Leebron-Clay (MFAW ’02, MA SBC ’09) and Jim Clay (MA SBC ’09), the Clay International Secondary School is a free, co-educational, rural high school serving the region of Makueni County in Kenya. The school offers a free education to its students, operating under a cooperative model, where the… Continue reading Secondary School in Kenya Inspired by Goddard
Mike Alvarez’s Goddard Journey- The Paradox of Suicide & Creativity
Two-time Goddard graduate Mike Alvarez (IMA ’10, MFAW ’13) was awarded the prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. The fellowship honors and supports young New Americans – immigrants and children of immigrants—to use their graduate training in this country to make distinctive contributions to American life. Mike will receive up to $90,000… Continue reading Mike Alvarez’s Goddard Journey- The Paradox of Suicide & Creativity
Dr. Mayme Clayton, Renegade Librarian and Icon of Black History Preservation
Goddard College would like to formally recognize Dr. Mayme Clayton for her contribution to the field of preservation of Black History. We honor her legacy and commitment to the mission of her Library and Museum: “to collect, preserve, exhibit, and celebrate the unique history and cultural heritage of Americans of African descent.” “I am a… Continue reading Dr. Mayme Clayton, Renegade Librarian and Icon of Black History Preservation
Love and Ogres: an interview with alum Piers Anthony
This article is updated and adapted from an interview by Dustin Byerly (BA RUP ’01) that originally appeared in Clockworks magazine in 2015. Alumnus and award-winning fantasy author Piers Anthony (BA RUP ’56), has sold over 100 books, 21 of which were on the New York Times Bestseller List. While at Goddard from 1952-1956, he… Continue reading Love and Ogres: an interview with alum Piers Anthony
The Revolutionary Sound of Archie Shepp
Once a young undergrad with a focus on dramatic arts, Jazz legend Archie Shepp returned to Goddard College’s Haybarn Theater in January 2014 for a rare concert for Plainfield Vermont. He played as a featured guest of The Ronnie Burrage Trio. Archie Shepp’s newest release “Let My People Go” (Archieball records) is a collaboration with… Continue reading The Revolutionary Sound of Archie Shepp
Corona Diary: Reuben Radding, MFAIA-VT Alum
Reuben Radding (MFAIA-VT ’19) in conversation with MFAIA co-Chair Ruth Wallen Q: How has your creative practice changed or evolved during the pandemic? RR: Honestly, my process has hardly changed at all. It’s only the world that’s changed. Working during the pandemic has however brought me back to my origins and bolstered my sense of… Continue reading Corona Diary: Reuben Radding, MFAIA-VT Alum
School of Phish: Jon Fishman’s Goddard Journey
Jon Fishman (BA ’90) is the legendary drummer and vacuum machine-player from the rock band Phish. Phish’s potent blend of progressive rock, jazzy funk, and harmony-infused jam first reached its setting point at Goddard College in Plainfield Vermont where three of the four members earned BA degrees and forged the bond that would carry them… Continue reading School of Phish: Jon Fishman’s Goddard Journey
TrailOff: Stories, Tech, and Nature Converge in Site-Based Collaboration
IMMERSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY “Part site-based performance, part running tracker, part audio experience tour”. This is how Adrienne Mackey describes TrailOff, an innovative project partnering with the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), app developer Toasterlab, and ten storytellers from diverse backgrounds to bring interactive audio stories to the greater Philadelphia area trail systems using responsive technology and… Continue reading TrailOff: Stories, Tech, and Nature Converge in Site-Based Collaboration
Remembering Howard Ashman in Vermont
“If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.” – Sir James Barrie, Peter Pan Alums from Goddard College’s 1971 class remember Howard Ashman as “a beautiful soul”, a vibrant theater undergrad who would spontaneously erupt in song in the College’s dining hall- Broadway show tunes at full voice. This was at eight… Continue reading Remembering Howard Ashman in Vermont
Goddard Collaboration Inspires Poetry Chapbook
From “Sea to Shining Sea” Poet and writer Synnika Lofton teaches Literature, creates poetry, and operates a music and media production company in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Donnelle McGee writes poetry, operates a small publisher, and teaches at Mission College in Santa Clara California. Both artists met in Vermont at Goddard College. While three thousand miles… Continue reading Goddard Collaboration Inspires Poetry Chapbook
Transformative Educator is a Leader in Dual Language Higher Education
In first grade, Bárbara Martínez-Griego received Ds and Fs on her report card while in other areas, such as effort, courtesy, and conduct, she always got A’s. “The only comment made -every grading period- was, “Needs to speak more English at home,” always written in red ink.” While she may not have known it in… Continue reading Transformative Educator is a Leader in Dual Language Higher Education
Digitally Remastered: Theater in the Pandemic
Fran Sillau in Conversation with Ruth Wallen This interview with Fran Sillau one of several with Goddard alums exploring how they are adapting teaching and collaborative practices to the social isolation in which we find ourselves. This interview with MFAIA-VT Lead Faculty, Ruth Wallen, was conducted remotely in early May 2020. Fran Sillau graduated from Goddard College’s… Continue reading Digitally Remastered: Theater in the Pandemic
Tommie Smith’s Long Stride to the Olympic Hall of Fame
It would become an iconic moment in sports history and the American Civil Rights Movement. Tommie Smith ascended the dais at the 19th Olympiad in Mexico City to receive the gold medal for the Men’s 200 meters. As the Star-Spangled Banner played, he raised one black gloved fist. Bronze medalist John Carlos did the same.… Continue reading Tommie Smith’s Long Stride to the Olympic Hall of Fame
The Fight for the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation
A conversation with Goddard alum Hartman Deetz In the end of March, Secretary David Bernhardt of the Department of the Interior ordered the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take the Mashpee Wampanoag’s 321-acre reservation out of trust. This removed it from the federal reservation system. This federal action uses a legal loophole, arguing that the Mashpee… Continue reading The Fight for the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation
Manifesting Goddard in Your Life
I was like many Goddard students. I discovered this remarkable student-centered pathway in the 1990’s but did not enroll until 2006. It took that long to manifest Goddard in my life, but it was well worth the discovery. I was an artist, educator and social worker in the midwest growing my tribe of five beautiful… Continue reading Manifesting Goddard in Your Life
“A living experiment”: John Bell’s Together For Goddard Story
by John Bell I was never a formal student at Goddard College, but from 1973 to 1975, I learned more there, in some ways, than I did in four years at a liberal arts college. I came there to work with Bread and Puppet Theater, which Goddard in its wisdom had made a theater-in-residence at… Continue reading “A living experiment”: John Bell’s Together For Goddard Story
Wandering Student Finds Roots: June Artiles-Perry’s Together for Goddard Story
My name is June Artiles-Perry and I’m an undergrad at Goddard College studying Sustainability. I was born and raised in Florida. I grew up in Malabar, on what was called “the Space Coast”. If the weather was right you could hear the rumble of the space shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral from my front yard. … Continue reading Wandering Student Finds Roots: June Artiles-Perry’s Together for Goddard Story
“I ran away with the circus” Trudi Cohen’s Together for Goddard Story
In 1972 I graduated from Goddard College, where I studied Early Childhood Education with the remarkable June Edson. I taught in nursery and daycare settings for a few years, and then I ran away with the circus, that is to say, I joined the Bread and Puppet Theater, which has been the foundation for my… Continue reading “I ran away with the circus” Trudi Cohen’s Together for Goddard Story