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Transformation, healing, and elevation of self and others Erin Gravelle (MA EDU ’12), shares how she was able to engage in a “learning to learn” process that emerged from the stories of her own life in her work, “Skating Circles Around Myself: A Heuristic Exploration of Storytelling and Fear.” Her graduate thesis asks: “Why do we… Continue reading Story Voice: Erin Gravelle (MA EDU ’12)

Conversation and change in a world reaching for justice Doyle Canning (BA EDU ’03) wrote Re-Imagining Change: How to Use Story-Based Strategy to Win Campaigns, Build Movements, and Change the World and founded the Center for Story Based Strategy (storybasedstrategy.org). Doyle created the Center based on the idea that “fundamental social change is not only… Continue reading Story Agency: Doyle Canning (BA EDU ’03)

Conversation and change in a world reaching for justice Amoshaun Toft (BA RUP ’00) is an educator, researcher, and activist. He studies and teaches “about language, power, and social change,” as noted on his website. He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW Bothell where he teaches Media &… Continue reading Story Agency: Amoshaun Toft (BA RUP ’00)

Conversation and change in a world reaching for justice Susan Sakash, a graduate of the Goddard Graduate Institute‘s Master of Arts in Social Innovation & Sustainability program, is a change agent and storyteller responsible for organizing on the Goddard campus, moments before her commencement, four and a half minutes of silence as part of the nationwide remembrance… Continue reading Story Agency: Susan Sakash (MA SIS ’15)

Goddard alumnus Mumia Abu-Jamal (IBA ’96) is in a Pennsylvania prison. His supporters say his life is in danger as he is being denied access to needed medical care. Noelle Hanrahan of PrisonRadio.org gives an update on his condition and what his supporters are doing in the legal system and the court of public opinion. Goddard alumna Neely… Continue reading The Goddard Hour, Oct. 8, 2015

A few more highlights from the Fall 2015 Undergraduate Studies Program 2 residency, which concluded on September 25th. Faculty members Pamela Booker and Karen Stupski facilitating their workshop, “Permaculture -What’s Justice Got to Do with It?” A Fall Medicinal Plant Walk Workshop with HAS guest lecturer Rebecca Dalgin. Faculty member Newcomb Greenleaf packed the room with… Continue reading More Gems from the Undergraduate Program Fall 2015 Residency

When the graduating students of the fall Undergraduate Program (residency option 2) asked Faculty member Pamela Booker to be their commencement speaker, everyone knew it would be a special address. But we didn’t know it was going to be THIS profound. Read the transcript below: Where’s Your Tree? Goddard College Commencement Address by Pamela Booker,… Continue reading Pamela Booker’s Electrifying Commencement Address, Fall 2015

PLAINFIELD, Vt. – September 25, 2015 – Goddard College and groSolar jointly announced today that groSolar is developing a solar project to provide power to the Vermont school. The 500-kilowatt project is expected to offset about 68 percent of the College’s total electricity load with solar energy. “I am pleased to take this significant step… Continue reading Goddard, groSolar Sign Net Metering Agreement for Solar Power

We are off and running with an amazing Fall Undergraduate residency (UGP2). Some photos from our first three days: A gripping reading of Herukhuti’s new two act play, My Brother’s a Keeper: Amazing graduating student presentations, including Nina Germain’s, “Flowering Root”: A joint senior presentation, “True Stories: A Concert & Panel Discussion on Music, Narrative,… Continue reading A Day in the Life of the Undergrad Residency

Anne Eder (IBA’12) is an up and coming photographer who is exhibiting her work internationally. After completing her BA at Goddard, Anne went on to earn an MFA in Photography from Lesley University’s College of Art and Design. Anne shares her thoughts about what her time at Goddard meant to her–plus she plans to return… Continue reading Anne Eder’s (IBA ’12) Extraordinary Photographs

PLAINFIELD, Vt. — Goddard College is pleased to announce a new scholarship that will provide emerging writers with a pathway to earning a terminal degree in creative writing. The Goddard/PEN Center USA Scholarship is the result of a partnership between Goddard’s MFA in Creative Writing Program and PEN Center USA, one of the largest literary… Continue reading Goddard College and PEN Center USA announce new MFA scholarship

PLAINFIELD, Vt. – Comedian and actor Jonathan Katz will receive an honorary doctorate at Goddard College’s Sept. 6 commencement ceremony, President Robert Kenny announced. Kenny will confer 16 graduate degrees to students earning the Master of Arts in Psychology and the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Kenny will present Katz with the… Continue reading Goddard College to Award Honorary Doctorate to Comedian Jonathan Katz

PLAINFIELD, Vt. – Goddard College President Robert P. Kenny today announced the appointment of Lewis Jones, Ph.D., as the Chief Academic Officer and Academic Dean of the College. Jones joins the College on September 14. “We are extremely happy that Dr. Jones has agreed to assume this pivotal role at Goddard College,” President Kenny said.… Continue reading Goddard Announces the Appointment of New Chief Academic Officer