The Goddard College community mourns the passing of alumnus Robert I. Brainard III on February 4, 2024. Known fondly as “Bobby” or “Bob” by friends, Robert graduated from Goddard College in 2002 with a degree in sociology after completing a post-graduate residency at The Dublin House. Originally from Rumson, New Jersey, Robert was a gifted […]
The Goddard College community mourns the loss of Reuben Jackson (RUP ’78), an accomplished poet, jazz historian, music critic, and educator who died on February 16th at the age of 67. Reuben came to Vermont in 1975 to study writing at Goddard College, and has often spoke of the profound impact it had upon him. He […]
We mourn the loss of our dear friend and colleague Benjamin “Ben” Williams, former Goddard College faculty member, who passed away on October 21, 2023 at age 68. Ben dedicated his life to student-centered education, inspired by his early passion for birds and books. At Goddard, he helped countless students find their callings. Ben lived […]
The Goddard College community mourns the loss of beloved poet Louise Glück, who passed away on October 13th, 2023 at the age of 80. Glück, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, taught at Goddard College as a faculty member in the 1970s. Her prolific career spanned over 50 years, producing twelve celebrated collections […]
Goddard College celebrates 85 years since its charter on March 13th. This slideshow, created using audio and photographs from the Goddard College Archives, documents some of the history of the College. The audio consists of excerpts from a talk Goddard’s long-time president, Royce “Tim” Pitkin, gave in 1973. The talk was called, “The Ideas Upon […]
Goddard MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts 2021 Candidate Amy Oestreicher envisioned things we couldn’t. A natural writer, performer, and presenter, she didn’t strive for perfection, as she often said, “creativity isn’t perfect.” In spite of her many hardships, Amy still believed in moment bubbles,” tiny and beautiful experiences one has, for example, walking among nature’s path […]