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Plainfield, Vt.— Part of the University of Southern California (USC) dramatic arts program is coming to Goddard College’s Haybarn Theatre for the summer. Goddard is partnering with actor and teacher David Warshofsky [pictured left] of the School of Dramatic Arts at USC to bring artists-in-residence to the Plainfield campus for the new Haybarn Summer Theatre… Continue reading Goddard College Makes HaSTE

Port Townsend, Wash. – Goddard College will grant an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to award-winning author and internationally recognized progressive radio talk show host Thom Hartmann during its September 22 commencement ceremony, the first for the college’s undergraduate program at Fort Worden, President Barbara Vacarr announced. “As we celebrate our 150th year, Goddard is… Continue reading Talk Radio Pioneer Thom Hartmann to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Goddard College

by student Suzahn Ebrahimian A founding member of the OCCUPY movement, Suzahn is a prolific writer and identifies herself as Iranian-American and social agitator. In her moving, critically astute essay in response to the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman trial and verdict, she argues that “passion and fury,” alongside issues of race privilege, must be acknowledged and… Continue reading "To White Folks: The Collective Lament of Trayvon Martin is Not Your Anti-Racist Political Platform”

Letter from the Goddard Board of Trustees Dear members of Goddard College’s wide and deep community, We write with news of recent events at Goddard and future directions for the college. Most of you will have heard by now that our president, Dr. Barbara Vacarr has resigned her presidency effective December 31, 2013. The Board… Continue reading Goddard Announces Presidential Transition

Dr. Barbara Vacarr, President of Goddard of College, and the Goddard Board of Trustees announced on Thursday, July 25, 2013, that Dr. Vacarr will be stepping down as President at the end of the 2013 calendar year.  Dr. Vacarr joined the College in 2010 after a distinguished career as a leader in developing innovative programs… Continue reading Joint Statement Regarding Presidential Transition

by Pamela Booker and Karen Stupski In the midst of summer’s scorching temperatures experienced across the country, South Africa celebrated with the world, Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday on July 18th. Although there continues to be grave concern for “Madiba’s” (the endearment used for the beloved elder statesman and also the name of the Xhosa clan… Continue reading Dialogue, Slow Living, & the Mandela Legacy

A highlight for me of the Spring 2013 Port Townsend Undergraduate residency was our guest presenter Tracy Rector (photographed above by David Conklin.) Tracy is Executive Director and Co-Founder of Longhouse Media whose mission “is to catalyze indigenous people and communities to use media as a tool for self-expression, cultural preservation, and social change.” Tracy… Continue reading The Power of Indigenous Documentaries

At the Spring 2013 Port Townsend Undergraduate residency, and again at the Goddard Alternative Media Conference on May 18th, I led digital storytelling workshops. As a sociologist, I am interested in personal narrative as a research methodology. Plus, I am drawn to knowledge that is accessible to audiences inside and outside of traditional academic spaces. Digital… Continue reading Digital Storytelling Takes Off at Goddard

  Jim Tolpin is a woodworker, prolific author, and faculty member at our neighboring Port Townsend School of Woodworking. We were delighted to have Jim as a guest presenter at the Spring 2013 Undergraduate Residency in Port Townsend, Washington. Jim taught a hands-on workshop, “By Hand and Eye: Design Strategies of Pre-Industrial Artisans for Post-Industrial… Continue reading The Compass, the Straightedge, and the Sector

PLAINFIELD, Vt. – Goddard College, the first low-residency college in the U.S., announced today that it has won a National Climate Leadership award from a coalition of university and college presidents. The award, given by American College and University President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), recognizes Goddard’s leadership role in education around sustainability and climate mitigation. The award… Continue reading Goddard College Receives National Climate Leadership Award

Plainfield, Vt. — Goddard College announced today that the culmination of its May 18th Alternative Media Conference will be a show titled Combustible Cabaret/Digital Vaudeville curated by Ben t. Matchstick. The show will feature Old-World painted banner shows, hip-hop puppet shows, mobile digital projection vehicles, and the Indonesian musical instrument, gamelan Sulukala. A gamelan is a set of… Continue reading Full Evening of Entertainment Planned for Alternative Media Conference

Plainfield, Vt. – Internationally recognized progressive radio talk show host Thom Hartmann and White House Correspondent and Bureau Chief for Talk News Radio Service Ellen Ratner will headline the Alternative Media Conference to be held at Goddard College on May 18. Hartmann’s appearance will include a live, in-person, broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, The Thom Hartmann… Continue reading Hartmann and Ratner to headline Goddard College Alternative Media Conference

  A few weeks ago I participated in a panel discussion about the reinvention of higher education sponsored by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The discussion was a critical reminder of our urgent need to respond to the new demands for accountability and relevance in higher education. Colleges now face extraordinary financial pressures and technological… Continue reading Goddard and the Future of Higher Education

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

  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

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

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

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

By Mary Sui Yee Wong, IBA Faculty INTERsectionS was an interdisciplinary student exhibition that endeavored to invite cross-pollination, open conversation and dynamic exchange between creators and their community. In keeping with the format of a salon, INTERsectionS offered students a chance to present visual artwork, installation, videos, spoken word, readings, performance, music and other creative… Continue reading INTERsectionS