This beautiful piece was read by my colleague, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, at the end of our January residency in Plainfield: As I put the snow and icicles of Goddard behind me for another semester, I was thinking about the question of whether one can teach writing. I don’t know if we taught it, or whether… Continue reading "This Place Is Magic"
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Jungian Psychology
If someone asks if I am a Jungian, my answer is “yes.” Perhaps a more specific response would be that I am also a post Jungian and a post-post Jungian, too. I was first drawn to Jung’s work when I attended a gallery talk on Kuba (African) weavings. The docent who led the tour… Continue reading Jungian Psychology
The Mediocre Meditator: Her Second Lesson
Meditation has something to offer I decided after a workshop on meditation surprised me with a gift of extra energy, the kind protein bars promise but don’t deliver. I talked about this in my second post for this series, you can go back and read it if you’d like. But one year passed, then another.… Continue reading The Mediocre Meditator: Her Second Lesson
The Social Context of Bullying
by student Mimi Yahn Over the past three semesters, most of my studies and packet work have centered on bullying; in fact, since I began at Goddard in the fall of 201, I’m happy to say that two major pieces of the work are now successfully completed. The first, which I’d completed in the first… Continue reading The Social Context of Bullying
Teaching and Learning at Goddard
I am a long way from becoming a good poet I am much closer, however, to becoming a good person. I thought about this during my graduation ceremony last weekend in Port Townsend, Washington where I celebrated the completion of a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Goddard College. Goddard is a wonderful… Continue reading Teaching and Learning at Goddard
February 2013 Achievements
FACULTY: Jan Clausen has a poem, “Ghazal: For Us” in the second issue of the poetry journal Theodate. Darrah Cloud’s latest play, Our Suburb, will premiere at Theatre J in Washington, D.C. next season, directed by Judith Ivey. Kenny Fries has work (poems) in the new edition of the just published The Disability Studies Reader… Continue reading February 2013 Achievements
Looking Forward to Residency and Expressive Arts
For me, a magical aspect of residency is getting ready: making airline reservations, planning the seminar I will teach, hearing from students about the artwork they will exhibit and present, and looking forward to conversations with students and faculty colleagues on campus. Here is a “sneak preview” of the seminar I will lead this upcoming… Continue reading Looking Forward to Residency and Expressive Arts
Education Reform Begins With Teachers
In Vermont, we have an unprecedented opening for driving real change in education policy. Our Governor, the Secretary of Education, school boards and administrators are deeply engaged in conversations that demonstrate a historic commitment to reform. We know, however, that the transformation of public education does not begin in the conference rooms of policymakers. … Continue reading Education Reform Begins With Teachers
Patricia Powell
Patricia Powell is the author of Me Dying Trial, A Small Gathering of Bones, The Pagoda and most recently, The Fullness of Everything. A recipient of a PEN Award and a Lila Wallace Readers Digest Writers’ Award, Powell teaches in the MFA program at Mills College. She is currently at work on a memoir.
Poetry & Symbolism
Here is the solitude from from which you are absent. It is raining. The sea wind is hunting stray gulls. — Pablo Neruda Every day, we encounter symbols that help redefine the world around us and our place in it. Pablo Neruda was a poet acutely aware of this dynamic, and his… Continue reading Poetry & Symbolism
Magical Evening at Cabaret
Born from the inspiration of the INTERsections exhibit, Cabaret for the fall semester of 2012 was the manifestation of collaborative efforts between students and faculty, to showcase the immense talent and passion of Goddard students, in a harmoniously concise format. Mahogany Browne introduced the concept of the juke joint format, with several stages, throughout the… Continue reading Magical Evening at Cabaret
Artwork and Reflection
by MA in Psychology student Cherie Crowningshield of Port Kent, N.Y. When I was eleven I was intrigued by the thought of travel. The idea that someone could get on a plane and before long be immersed in a new culture, and environment always fascinated me. When I reached high school I met my… Continue reading Artwork and Reflection
A Writing Prompt
One thing you notice when you teach in an MFAW program is that students love writing prompts. And who can blame them? When Lynda Barry was our visiting writer / cartoonist / guru two years ago, a bunch of the faculty sat in on the remarkable workshops she offered in the Haybarn Theatre. The exercises… Continue reading A Writing Prompt
One Student's Amazing Work With Midwives for Haiti
In the fall of 2010, six months after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, Jenna Schmitz (BA HAS ‘13) moved to Hinche in Haiti’s Central Plateau, 37 miles north of Port-au-Prince. Trained as a Certified Professional Midwife at Birthwise Midwifery School (which has a credit-bearing partnership with Goddard College), Jenna volunteered with a Haitian-led organization called Midwives for… Continue reading One Student's Amazing Work With Midwives for Haiti
Better Than A Chocolate Store
Last week while in New Orleans for our monthly Jungian training seminar, I found myself with a free day, but in a torrential rain storm. No chance of wandering and making photographs in the French Quarter this visit. I remembered passing by what looked like an art supply store in the Fat City neighborhood near… Continue reading Better Than A Chocolate Store
Goddard College Partners with Franklin Central Supervisory Union District
Plainfield, Vt.—Goddard College today announced a new educational partnership to provide master’s level professional development for teachers in the Franklin County Supervisory Union District (FCSUD). The pilot will enroll up to 20 FCSUD educators from the St. Albans School and Bellows Free Academy in a 3-credit master’s level course of study at Goddard College. Participating… Continue reading Goddard College Partners with Franklin Central Supervisory Union District
The Mediocre Meditator Thinks About Knitting
As a lifelong knitter but only a recent (four years) but dedicated (every day if I can, several seven-day retreats) meditator, here is a short list of similarities between the two activities which I thought might apply to many other kinds of learning processes as well: 1. The beginner gets immediate rewards. Knitting: The magical… Continue reading The Mediocre Meditator Thinks About Knitting
Alumna Lynne Vanderpot on Jung and Expressive Arts in Psychology and Counseling
I assume that many new MA in Psychology & Counseling students at Goddard can relate to the discomfort I experienced at first residency at being initiated into the process of, well, learning how to trust the process. To be perfectly authentic, I showed up on day one looking for much more explicit direction, and much… Continue reading Alumna Lynne Vanderpot on Jung and Expressive Arts in Psychology and Counseling
Goddard Semiannual Sustainability Progress Report
January 16, 2013 Background The sustainability team was formed in 2007 when Goddard’s then president Marc Schulman signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. We conducted a carbon inventory, created a climate action plan, and began working to reduce emissions and to integrate sustainability into all aspects of college activities. The carbon inventory,… Continue reading Goddard Semiannual Sustainability Progress Report
Goddard College invited to speak at conference by Chronicle of Higher Education
Recent stories in the national press have explored whether the traditional college model still works, and if not, what can we do to address the affordability and relevance of a college education today? Students and parents find it more and more challenging to pay for college and to justify that expense in a job market… Continue reading Goddard College invited to speak at conference by Chronicle of Higher Education