In 1934, Goddard’s founding president Royce “Tim” Pitkin, prior to moving back to Vermont to help guide the Goddard Seminary to a Junior College, was serving as headmaster in the New London, New Hampshire public school system. In that year he published a book for young adults titled Maple Sugar Time that describes the entire… Continue reading Tim Pitkin’s Maple Sugar Time
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Goddard Love Stories: Falling for Foucault
Having spent Spring 2000 studying sexuality, gender and identity at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, I was eager to return to Goddard in Fall and begin my senior year. I was full of new ideas for my senior study and looking to build on my research projects from the previous term. My faculty… Continue reading Goddard Love Stories: Falling for Foucault
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
Ghost Stories From the Greatwood Campus
Halloween time again, little pretties. Students, faculty, staff, and locals have recounted tales of strange occurrences rumored to have taken place at the Greatwood Campus of Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. The former sheep farm owned by the Martin family transferred ownership in 1938 to the Goddard Seminary and became the Greatwood campus for Goddard… Continue reading Ghost Stories From the Greatwood Campus
Goddard College Announces Athletics Dome, Mascot, and Interdisciplinary Sports League
April 1, 2021 Goddard College is pleased to unveil its new plans for a sports complex. “Doolin’s Dome”, which will house leagues of student learner-athletes, is set to break ground today and continue on this day every year until 2030 or longer depending on, you know, factors. Goddard’s sports teams also unveiled the new mascot:… Continue reading Goddard College Announces Athletics Dome, Mascot, and Interdisciplinary Sports League