The Evergreen State College
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."
Notable Evergreen State College students and alumni
- Matt Groening, Cartoonist. Creator of "Life in Hell", "The Simpsons" and "Futurama"
- Lynda Barry, cartoonist and author
- Stella Marrs, artist
- Karrie Jacobs, editor and author on architecture and design issues
- Bruce Pavitt, founder of Sub Pop Records
- Michael Richards, actor
- Steve Thomas, host of the PBS show "This Old House"
- Lois Maffeo, musician
- Kathleen Hanna, musician
- Charles Burns, cartoonist
- Craig Bartlett, cartoonist and animator
- Tim Girvin, calligrapher and designer
- Rachel Corrie, activist
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