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
- Lynda Barry, cartoonist and author
- Craig Bartlett, cartoonist and animator
- Charles Burns, cartoonist
- Howard ÃÂÃÂTwillyÃÂÃÂ 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
- Lois Maffeo, musician
- Stella Marrs, artist
- Bruce Pavitt, founder of Sub Pop Records
- Michael Richards, actor
- Steve Thomas, host of the PBS show "This Old House"
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