The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Socially Engaged Art (BFA-SEA) supports artists to create new work that engages with communities. Faculty and students from the performing arts, visual arts, craft practices, and narrative media come together to develop collaborative projects around real issues. Students are encouraged to experiment with a range of mediums. They are… Continue reading Socially Engaged Art Bachelors BFA – Program Introduction
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Progressive Education for Creative Minds
The Goddard College of today took shape in earnest in 1938, when a group of educators led by Royce “Tim” Pitkin proposed a Vermont “College for Living” to be located on a Plainfield sheep farm purchased from the Martin family. This new college would provide the environment for students and faculty together to build a… Continue reading Progressive Education for Creative Minds
Alum James “SoSoon” Gantt and How the Goddard’s Method Different
James “SoSoon” Gantt graduated from Goddard College Individualized Bachelor of Arts in 2015. He is a hip hop artist-intellectual-activist-speaker. James’ work combines skillful MC lyricism with a critical, yet compassionate, commentary on the world as it is and as he believes it could be. You can find out more about him and his music at… Continue reading Alum James “SoSoon” Gantt and How the Goddard’s Method Different
Interview with Bobi Céspedes, Musician, Educator, and Goddard Grad
Afro-Cuban singer and international recording artist Bobi Céspedes interviewed by Renée Almatierra for Goddard College. Find out more about Goddard’s unique bilingual education program based in Seattle Washington
1970 Alternative Media Conference at Goddard College
The Alternative Media Conference took place at Goddard College from June 17th through June 20 in 1970. The original Alternative Media Conference brought over 1,700 innovative FM radio DJs, a new breed of record company promoters, underground newspaper reporters, Freak Brothers cartoonist Gilbert Shelton, Baba Ram Dass, Rolling Stone photographer Robert Altman, 60s radical Jerry… Continue reading 1970 Alternative Media Conference at Goddard College
The History of Goddard College 1938-1969
This slideshow, created using audio and photographs from the Goddard College Archives, documents the early history of the College. The audio consists of excerpts from a talk Goddard’s founding president, Royce “Tim” Pitkin, gave in 1973. The talk was called, “The Ideas Upon Which Goddard Was Founded.”
Goddard College is Different
Goddard College is definitely different, progressive, inclusive, and learner driven. You create your degree!
Three Finalists Selected for Goddard College Presidential Search
The search for a new president for Goddard College is down to three candidates. Founded in 1938, Goddard College is a pioneer of the learner-driven education model that empowers students to direct and design their own course of study. Current Goddard College President Bernard Bull is credited with bridging Goddard’s past to its present. Dr.… Continue reading Three Finalists Selected for Goddard College Presidential Search
Coronavirus Basic Protective Measures from the World Health Organization
Basic protective measures against the new coronavirus Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. COVID-19 is still affecting mostly people in China with some outbreaks in other countries. Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover,… Continue reading Coronavirus Basic Protective Measures from the World Health Organization
International Students
Goddard College welcomes applications from international students. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorizes Goddard College to issue the I-20 Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) students and, therefore, to admit and enroll students to programs offered from Goddard’s Plainfield, Vermont, and Port Townsend, Washington, campuses. Goddard College offers its program in a low-residency format which requires students to… Continue reading International Students
In Memory of Amy Oestreicher
Goddard MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts 2021 Candidate Amy Oestreicher envisioned things we couldn’t. A natural writer, performer, and presenter, she didn’t strive for perfection, as she often said, “creativity isn’t perfect.” In spite of her many hardships, Amy still believed in moment bubbles,” tiny and beautiful experiences one has, for example, walking among nature’s path… Continue reading In Memory of Amy Oestreicher