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The Evergreen State College is a publicly-funded experimental college that was founded in 1971 in Olympia, Washington. While its academic offerings have become more traditional in the past 30 years, it still replaces grades with individual written evaluations and organizes most studies into largely interdisciplinary classes titled "Coordinated Studies."It offers the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Master of Environmental Studies, Master in Public Administration, and Master in Teaching. As of 2003 it had approximately 4,300 students taught by 219 faculty members, of whom 62 were part-time.
1 Notable Evergreen State College students and alumni
- Lynda Barry, cartoonist and author
- Craig Bartlett, cartoonist and animator
- Charles Burns, cartoonist
- Howard “Twilly” Cannon , Environmental Activist and Organizer
- Rachel Corrie, activist
- Tim Girvin, calligrapher and designer
- Matt Groening, Cartoonist. Creator of "Life in Hell", " The Simpsons" and " Futurama"
- Karrie Jacobs , editor and author on architecture and design issues
- Stan Klyne, President of Klyne Audio Arts
- Kathleen Hanna, musician
- Saab LoftonSaab Lofton is an anarchist author, and radio personality. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Lofton is a graduate of Evergreen State College and the author of two books, including the controversial A. He hosts the Saab Lofton Power, author, activist
- Lois Maffeo , musician
- Stella Marrs , artist
- Bruce Pavitt , founder of Sub Pop Records
- Michael RichardsMichael Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American actor, writer, producer and comedian from Los Angeles, California. Richards began as one of the cast members on ABC's Fridays television show, but didn't start making a name for himself until he portray, actor, best known for his portrayal of Cosmo KramerCosmo Kramer is a fictional character on the US television sitcom Seinfeld ( 1989- 1998). He was played by Michael Richards. In the original pilot, The Seinfeld Chronicles he was known as "Kessler" because the man the character was based on, Kenny Kramer on SeinfeldSeinfeld is a television sitcom, considered to be one of the most popular and influential of the 1990s in the U. to the point where it is often cited as epitomizing the self-obsessed and ironic culture of the decade. It stars Jerry Seinfeld playing a char
- Steve Thomas , host of the PBS show " This Old HouseThis Old House is a television program on the American public broadcast network PBS that follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks. This Old House and its sister-series Ask This Old House are often broadcast together as The New This Old"
2 See Also:
- Washington State Institute for Public PolicyThe Washington State Institute for Public Policy a creation of the Washington state legislature, researches public policy issues of interest to the legislature and state agencies, in association with The Evergreen State College. External links .
3 External Links
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