Goddard in Action
Susan Pearson, ecopsychologist and storyteller, faculty emeritus
Taina Asili, MA-TLA graduate, activist singer-songwriter
Nicolette Stosur-Bassett and friend making art out of recycling
Sarah Bobrow-Williams, faculty
Justin Kagan, MA-Consciousness Studies alumni
Jimmy Santiago Baca, poet and activist, & Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, faculty
Ralph Lutts, faculty emeritus
The GGI faculty, dean Gariot Louima, and admissions counselor Chip Cummingsariot L
Francis X. Charet, faculty
Bindu Panikkar, faculty
Susan Sakash, alumni, leading graduates to commencement
At graduation
Jim Sparrell, faculty
Robin Stone, HAS graduate, with her family
Hillary W. Smith, MA Consciousness Studies graduate
GGI faculty member Lise Weil (left) with Danielle Boutet, scholar-in-residence
David White, alumni
Rania Campbell-Cobb, alumni
A panel featuring studies, alumni and faculty
One of our graduates and her newborn
Pam McGrath, alumni, demonstrating capoeira, which she wrote a thesis on
Jayne Kraman, HAS alumni, with a close friend
Ezra Berkley Nepon, MA in Transformative Language Arts alumni
Kelly Johnson doing some nature journaling after graduating in HAS
Part of the community building
Lise Weil, faculty
Matthew Dineen, IMA alumni
GGI Program Director Ruth Farmer (right) and Transformative Language Arts coordinator Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Faculty Lise Weil, Ralph Lutts (Emeritus) and Sarah Van Hoy
Susan Sakash
Susan Sakash, MA-SIS student
Elizabeth Minnich, visiting scholar
Student Pamela McGrath demonstrating capoiera
Sarah Van Hoy, faculty
New students incoming to the Goddard Graduate Institute’s fall 2014 residency in Plainfield, VT. Photo by David Hale, on left.
A happy SIS student
Jenney Patterson, IMA student
Robin Stone, HAS alumni
Mike Alvarez, Consciousness Studies alumni
Katt Lissard talks with another conference participant
Karen Campbell, faculty, representing Goddard on the road
Goddard alumni and faculty at the Power of Words conference:: Deb Hensley, Joanna Tebbs Young, Amber and Ronan Ellis, Miriam Gabriel, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Scott Youmans, Taina Asili and Seema Reza
Bindu Panikkar, faculty
Ezra Berkeley Nepon, alumni, doing her graduating student presentation
Joanna Tebbs Young, alumni in Transformative Language Arts with Family and Friends
John Boyer, HAS alumni
Some recent graduates from HAS, IMA & SBC
Krista Gromalski, SIS alumni, with Bo Muller-Moore, founder of Eat More Kale
SBC Graduates Nina Smolyar, Kyla Basher, and Krista Gromalski
A rainbow over campus
At graduation
Jeremy Johnson, Consciousness Studies alumni
Faculty and students having a renga party
The woods in winter
Sonja Swift, IMA alumni
Matthew Dineen, IMA alumni
Katt Lissard on her Fulbright in Lesotho
Sarah Van Hoy, faculty
Sarah Bobrow-Williams, faculty at the Obama inauguration
In the woods near campus
Scott Youmans, Transformative Language Arts alumni
Scott Carnage, IMA alumni
Scott Carnage’s graduating student exhiit
Jim Sparrell (faculty) shares aphoto of a bobolink
Graduating student presentation
Photo by Jim Sparrell (of the bunny that ate his kale)
Miriam Gabriel and Kao Kue, alumni
Kelly Johnson, HAS alumni
Tiffany Monique, Transforamtive Language Arts alumni
Hillary S. Webb, Consciousness Studies alumni
Amanda Sandos, IMA alumni
Marianela Medrano, visiting scholar, with Ruth Farmer, IMA program director
Students with Marianela Medrano, visiting scholar
Amanda Sandos, IMA alumni
Francis X. Charet, faculty, takes his students to a local Buddhism center
Taina Asili, Transformative Language Arts alumni
Scott Youmans along with TLA Network Coordinator Callid Keefe-Perry at the Power of Words conference
Jeremy Johnson, Consciousness Studies alumni
Local Buddhist teachers visits campus
Francis Charet with, to right, IMA program director Ruth Farmer
Karl Stenske, IMA alumni
Red-winged blackbird on campus
At graduation
A workshop on movement during a residency
Claudia Guerra, Consciousness Studies alumni
Walking a ledge near campus
Zachary Katz, IMA alumni
Juliana Borr, IMA alumni
Juliana Borr, IMA alumni, leading women in street thater in Colombia
Miriam Gabriel and Kae Kue in the cottage
Josh Pollock reflects on group facilitation challenges in Caryn Mirriam-Goldbeg’s workshop, “Whole Self, Real World Facilitation”
At a residency
Danielle Boutet, visiting scholar
Jim Sparrell, faculty
Karen Campbell, faculty
Mike Nachman and family
Minna Dubin, Transformative Language Arts alumni
Brian Moore, Transformative Language Arts alumni
The campus from above
Rhonda Patzia, Transformative Language Arts alumni
Heather Davis, alumni
The round-table room
Deena Chappell, Consciousness Studies alumni
Ruth Farmer, Program Director; Cynthia Obrero IMA alumni, and Ralph Lutts, faculty emeritus
Snowy Owl on campus
At a residency
Ruth Farmer on campus
Ashley Gallo, IMA alumni
Jen Cross, alumni, on campus
A graduation ceremony
Jim Sparrell, faculty, with graduating students Mike Alvarez and Bernard Carey
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, faculty, with graduating student Amanda Lacson
Ruth Farmer, Program Director, at graduation
Katherine Towler, visiting scholar
The Power of Words conference
Francis X. Charet and Karen Campbell, faculty, with graduating students
Graduation
Joanna Tebbs Youngs, alumni
Jaki Elmo, IMA alumni
Francis X. Charet, faculty, with writer and activist, the late Grace Paley
Cynthia Obrero, alumni
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Yvette Hyater-Adams, Transformative Language Arts alumni
Jaes Seis, alumni
Jim Sparrell at work
Jim Sparrell at another kind of work
Alex Porsi, alumni
Campus
Lorraine Hammond and Cynthia Obrero with their thesis projects
Graduation
Suzanne Adams, alumni
On campus
The Green Mountains
Jen Cross, alumni
Faculty at rest
Larry Greer, alumni
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Tag Archives: Ruth Farmer
Leadership, Progressive Education, and Asking Important Questions: Ruth Farmer, Director of GGI
“A good leader leaves a path for the brilliance of others,” explains Ruth Farmer in this podcast interview with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. Here she elaborates on how collaborative community can think together about important issues and take part in real dialogue, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, leadership, Podcasts, Progressive Education
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Ruth Farmer on Writing, Dancing, Teaching, Farmer and More
In a recent radio show interview on Karla Haas-Moskowitz’s show, “Ethereal: The Possibilities of a Floating Particle of Dust,” Ruth Farmer talked about being a writer, dancing, teacher, and farmer and more. Karla, who is faculty in the Education program … Continue reading
Goddard as Co-Learning Environment with Ruth Farmer
Goddard functions as a co-learning environment, students and faculty learning side-by-side in line with the principles of progressive education and based on the premise that people know best what they need to learn and how they need to learn it. … Continue reading
Programs that Arise Out of Student Needs with Ruth Farmer
Ruth Farmer, GGI program director, knows a lot about how to guide the programs offered by the Goddard Graduate Institute to keep them in tune with evolving student needs. Here, she talks about her work in keeping the educational environment … Continue reading
A Spiderweb of Learning at Goddard with Ruth Farmer
What are we asking students when they consider Goddard? Ruth Farmer, GGI program director, talks about how an idea can evolve into a study that enhances a student’s life, work and community. Watch this short video, part of a new … Continue reading
Posted in Epistemology (how we know what we know), Methodology, Study Plans
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A Project-Based Program with Room to Grow
The Goddard Graduate Institute offers project-based programs in which students design and grow their own projects with attention to community and self-discovery and relevance. Ruth Farmer, GGI program director, talks about what crafting and growing your own project, and vision, … Continue reading
Technology in Service of Questions, Solutions and Ideas Becoming Global with Ruth Farmer
How do we interact with technology in ways that enhance our studies and help us grow the reach of our work? Ruth Farmer, GGI program director, talks about how we’ve evolved and are continually evolving our technology to help students … Continue reading
What Story Are You Changing?: A Special Event at the Residency
To launch Transformative Language in Action, a new anthology co-edited by GGI’s Ruth Farmer and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, students, faculty, and the public gathered for a special event to explore what stories we’re changing and challenging with our work, activism, art, … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching, Community Building, Creative Writing, Creativity & Imagination, Cultural & Cross-Cultural Studies, Fiction, journal-Writing, Memoir, Life Writing & Autobiography, Multiculturalism & Diversity Studies, Music, Mythology & the Oral Tradition, Queer Studies, Transformative Language Arts
Tagged Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, James Sparrell, Jennye Patterson, Katt Lissard, Patricia Fontaine, Ruth Farmer, Seema Reza
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Faculty Residency Workshops Cross Boundaries in Psychology, Science, Culture, Religion, Politics, Community and History
The theme of our spring 2015 residency was Crossing Boundaries. Here’s a sampling of some of the workshops GGI faculty offered. The Work of Stan Grof, with faculty member Francis X. Charet. Grof, a psychiatrist, is a leading representative of … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, African-American Studies, Arts-Based Inquiry, Community Building, Consciousness Studies/Transpersonal Psychology, Creative Writing, Creativity & Imagination, Cultural & Cross-Cultural Studies, Embodiment Studies & Body Image, Faculty, History & Political Science, Jungian Psychology, Memoir, Life Writing & Autobiography, Multiculturalism & Diversity Studies, Mythology & the Oral Tradition, Right Livelihood/ Making a Living, Workshops
Tagged Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Francis X. Charet, James Sparrell, Jennye Patterson, Karen Campbell, Katt Lissard, Lise Weil, Patricia Fontaine, Robin Stone, Ruth Farmer, Sarah Bobrow-Williams, Sarah Van Hoy, Seema Reza
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Transformative Language Arts in Action: A New Book, a New Partnership, a New Journal, and an Annual Conference
In 2000, Goddard College launched the only MA program in Transformative Language Arts (TLA) in the country, and as the program hits its teenage years, TLA is spreading its wings through a new partnership, book, journal, and new growth in … Continue reading
Posted in journal-Writing, Memoir, Life Writing & Autobiography, Music, Mythology & the Oral Tradition, Narrative Medicine, Narrative Therapy, Poetry, Poetry Therapy, Power of Words Conference, Theater, Drama & Playwriting, Transformative Language Arts, Transforming Trauma
Tagged Amber Ellis, Brian W. Sunset, Callid Keefe-Perry, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Darren Canady, E.G. Bailey, Ezra Berkley Nepon, Jim Sparrell, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Juliana Borrero, Power of Words Conference, Ruth Farmer, Sha Cage, Unity Village, Xanath Caraza, Yvette Hyater-Adams
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