Goddard College was deeply honored to host volunteers from the nonprofit organization All Hands and Hearts earlier this month. All Hands and Hearts has been doing critical relief work in Vermont communities impacted by the devastating flooding that hit the northeastern United States recently. This flooding has been the worst disaster to hit the region […]
Third World Newsreel (TWN) is the oldest film/video organization in the United States focused on the work of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color filmmakers and videographers, their stories, and communities. It promotes the self-representation of traditionally marginalized groups as well as the negotiated representation of those groups by artists who work in solidarity with […]
The story of the evolution of progressive education owes its debts to a woman from Vermont, who embodied the type of education that she later championed. Evalyn Cora Bates was born in Williamstown, Vermont in 1916 to Vermont subsistence farmers, was the middle-born of five children, and grew up on a farm which is now […]
In an historic gesture, Goddard College has gifted its beloved 1600 watt radio station WGDR/WGDH to the community of Central Vermont. The nonprofit organization Central Vermont Community Radio (CVCR), made up of dedicated WGDR/WGDH programmers and listeners, was formed for the explicit purpose of accepting the gift of the station. Goddard President Bernard Bull, the […]
50 Years Ago…. In the Winter of 1971, nineteen year old Jay Craven (MA GGP ‘78) visited Goddard’s historic campus in Plainfield, VT. One of several stops of his tour of college campuses throughout the country, Craven sought to raise awareness about Vietnamese opposition to the Vietnam war. As part of a delegation of college […]
By Russell Neufeld, BA RUP ’69 In the Spring of 1967, Stokely Carmichael spoke at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont and at the University of Vermont in Burlington. At the time, Carmichael was the chairman of SNCC – The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. SNCC was a leading organization of the Civil Rights Movement and Carmichael […]
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 […]
Goddard College would like to formally recognize Dr. Mayme Clayton for her contribution to the field of preservation of Black History. We honor her legacy and commitment to the mission of her Library and Museum: “to collect, preserve, exhibit, and celebrate the unique history and cultural heritage of Americans of African descent.” “I am a […]
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 […]
Dustin Byerly (BA RUP ’01) had the honor of sitting down with Caleb Pitkin (BA ’80), grandson of Founding President Tim Pitkin, at his home to discuss the long history of the Pitkin family and his own experience at Goddard College. DB: How did you find Goddard? CP: My family has been involved with Goddard […]
