Jon Fishman (BA ’90) is the legendary drummer and vacuum machine-player from the rock band Phish. Phish’s potent blend of progressive rock, jazzy funk, and harmony-infused jam first reached its setting point at Goddard College in Plainfield Vermont where three of the four members earned BA degrees and forged the bond that would carry them […]
In the Winter 2018 Clockworks, we wrote about the Goddard College Fire Department and invited alumni to share their stories. John Chater responded with this write-up and update. Goddard’s “work jobs” helped keep costs down at the College while giving hands-on experience to the student. Upon arrival at Goddard in fall 1958, I was assigned […]
Victory Stand: Alumnus Activist, Educator, and Olympian Tommie Smith Receives Award at Goddard
by Dustin Byerly (BA RUP ’01) There are few images that capture and preserve the essence of an entire movement and moment in time better than the photographs of Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Tommie Smith had just won the gold medal for the […]