Mónica Mayer: Forging a Feminist Art Movement in Mexico City

By Karen Muelhbauer In the late 1970s, Goddard College had a small office in Los Angeles. Run by Susan Rennie, the site sat at the crossroads of art and feminism and graduated a number of activist-artists, including 1980 alumna Mónica Mayer. Still active today, her practice includes performances, installations, social practice, drawing, and graphics. She… Continue reading Mónica Mayer: Forging a Feminist Art Movement in Mexico City

Recipients of Goddard/PEN North American Centers Scholarship, 2019

PLAINFIELD, VT:  Goddard College is pleased to congratulate Jaimie Li, recipient of the 2019 Goddard/PEN North American Centers Scholarship, and second-place awardee Domenick Danza. Jaimie Li is a member of PEN America and an alumna of Balliol College at Oxford University, where she received a BA in Jurisprudence in 2011. She has worked in film… Continue reading Recipients of Goddard/PEN North American Centers Scholarship, 2019

Is Activism Dead? ‘Story as Activism’ and Goddard’s Conversation with the World

by Karla Haas Moskowitz, PhD As individuals and communities navigate their own sense of power, how and when stories are released into the world become critical forces that shape quests for both protection and influence. As activists and storytellers, our knowing what to say, when to say it, and to whom becomes pivotal in our… Continue reading Is Activism Dead? ‘Story as Activism’ and Goddard’s Conversation with the World

Maanav Thakore: What it means to be alive in this time

Transformative change practitioner. This succinct bio from his LinkedIn profile describes what drew Maanav Thakore (BA EDU ’05) to Goddard College. It is also a thread that runs through his life’s work: in an adolescent group home in Colorado and an afterschool program in Minneapolis, as a musician in New Orleans, then a community organizer… Continue reading Maanav Thakore: What it means to be alive in this time

A Voice for Progressive Education on #GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following the widely-recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season. The Goddard College Alumni Association has organized to collectively increase the awareness of giving to the mission, vision, and… Continue reading A Voice for Progressive Education on #GivingTuesday

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Dr. Bernard Bull Announced as New Goddard College President

Academic Innovation Expert Starts November 1 The Goddard College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Bernard Bull as Goddard College’s next president, the trustees announced on Monday. Dr. Bull most recently served as Chief Innovation Officer, Vice Provost of Curriculum and Innovation, and Professor of Education at Concordia University Wisconsin. There he led a University-wide… Continue reading Dr. Bernard Bull Announced as New Goddard College President

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October 2018 Community News and Events

Top: Elfin Forest Chaparral Through the Seasons. Below: Pushing Up Daises. Photos: Ruth Wallen Ruth Wallen’s “Daylighting Escondido Creek Watershed,” a part of Public Address’s DesEscondido No Longer Hidden, at California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum. Currently much of Escondido Creek is hidden by chain link fences and the original creek bed obscured by a cement… Continue reading October 2018 Community News and Events

Diary of Books

I’ve never kept a diary. At least not since I was eight, when my father bought two blank journals and suggested that he and I spend time together every evening writing in our diaries. For several weeks we did just that, sitting side by side on the living room couch and recording the events of the day. One day I came home from school and found my diary in the wrong place on the bookshelf. When I inquired about this, my dad said, “I have to admit something to you. I was so curious about what you’ve been writing that I couldn’t help myself, so I went in your room and read it.”

CLOCKHOUSE: Call for Volume Seven Submissions

CLOCKHOUSE seeks submissions in poetry, drama, fiction and nonfiction for its 2019 issue Clockhouse is an eclectic conversation about the work-in-progress of life–a soul arousal, a testing ground, a new community, a call for change. Clockhouse seeks submissions in poetry, drama, fiction and nonfiction for its 2019 issue. We are interested in diverse voices and… Continue reading CLOCKHOUSE: Call for Volume Seven Submissions

MFAW-VT Student Janet Colson’s Play

MFAW-VT student Janet Colson’s short play “Janet and Rico’s Fabulous (Fictional) Adventure at Golden Harvest” was performed at Lansing’s Renegade Theatre Festival as a part of the Renegade Ruckus, a 24-hour playwriting marathon. Janet’s play was the final play of the festival and is being considered for an encore performance at the next City Pulse “Pulsar… Continue reading MFAW-VT Student Janet Colson’s Play

Alchemy of the Word News

In today’s Craft Book Spotlight, The Writer magazine gave our very own all-faculty compilation, Alchemy of the Word, a nice shout-out: “When National Book Award winner and acclaimed memoirist Maxine Hong Kingston praises a book, you sit up and pay attention. “Whether you’re a young beginner or a veteran writer like me, you’ll get support… Continue reading Alchemy of the Word News