The story of the evolution of progressive education owes its debts to a woman from Vermont, who embodied the type of education that she later championed. Evalyn Cora Bates was born in Williamstown, Vermont in 1916 to Vermont subsistence farmers, was the middle-born of five children, and grew up on a farm which is now… Continue reading Progressive Education as Embodied by Evalyn Bates
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Ronald and Belmont Pitkin receive posthumous Goddard Award for Excellence
PLAINFIELD, Vt. — Goddard College President Robert Kenny presented Ronald and Belmont Pitkin with the posthumous Goddard Award for Excellence during a public memorial service to celebrate Ronald Pitkin’s life on Saturday, Aug. 12, in the Haybarn Theatre on Goddard’s Plainfield Campus. The Goddard College Award for Excellence recognizes individuals who have given exceptional service… Continue reading Ronald and Belmont Pitkin receive posthumous Goddard Award for Excellence
Victory Stand: Alumnus Activist, Educator, and Olympian Tommie Smith Receives Award at Goddard
by Dustin Byerly (BA RUP ’01) There are few images that capture and preserve the essence of an entire movement and moment in time better than the photographs of Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Tommie Smith had just won the gold medal for the… Continue reading Victory Stand: Alumnus Activist, Educator, and Olympian Tommie Smith Receives Award at Goddard
Founder of Adult Education Program Evalyn Bates to Receive Posthumous Doctorate Degree
Plainfield, Vt. – It has been said that adult education as we know it would never have become a reality without Evalyn Bates. On September 30, Goddard College President Dr. Barbara Vacarr will present a posthumous Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters to recognize Evalyn Bates’ unequaled legacy in higher education. In 1937, Bates graduated from Goddard Junior… Continue reading Founder of Adult Education Program Evalyn Bates to Receive Posthumous Doctorate Degree