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|name=Evergreen State College
|name=Evergreen State College
|background=Green
|background=Green
|text=white
|type=Public
|type=Public
|city=Olympia, Washington
|city=Olympia, Washington
|endowment=$8,582,189<ref>The Evergreen State College Foundation audited financials for fiscal 2013-2014</ref>
|endowment=$8,582,189<ref>The Evergreen State College Foundation audited financials for fiscal 2013-2014</ref>
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'''Evergreen State College''' is a public liberal [[art]]s college located near Olympia, Washington.
'''Evergreen State College''' is a public liberal [[art]]s college located near [[Olympia]], [[Washington]].
==History==
==History==
In response to student protests, the President promised to hire senior administrators who are minorities and to provide great latitudes for Native Americans who wish to "cook and eat Native foods in freedom."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/news/post/response-student-issues|title=Response to Student Issues|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=June 3, 2017}}</ref>
In response to student protests, the President promised to hire senior administrators who are minorities and to provide great latitudes for Native Americans who wish to "cook and eat Native foods in freedom."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/news/post/response-student-issues|title=Response to Student Issues|date=May 26, 2017|accessdate=June 3, 2017}}</ref>
On June 2, 2017, 15 members of the Washington State House introduced a bill to convert Evergreen State into a private college.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2221&Year=2017|title= HB 2221 - 2017-18: Transitioning The Evergreen State College to a private four-year institution of higher education.|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref> On June 6, the school announced the relocation of its graduation out of concern for possible demonstrations or disruptions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/classes-resume-at-evergreen-state-as-graduation-is-moved|title=Classes resume at Evergreen State as graduation is moved|work=KOMO News|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref> On June 15, an off-campus group called "Patriot Prayer" together with conservative Evergreen students marched on campus and got into a violent confrontation with a group of counter-demonstrators that was broken up by State Police.<ref name=times>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/evergreen-state-protests.html|title=A Campus Argument Goes Viral. Now the College Is Under Siege.|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/06/16/protest-and-counterprotest-evergreen-state|title=Protest and Counterprotest at Evergreen State|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=Inside Higher Ed}}</ref> The June 16, 2017 graduation ceremony was moved to a minor league baseball stadium in Tacoma Washington, where all participants passed through metal detectors. The rental of the stadium together with security and bus transportation cost the school $100,000.<ref name=times/> The ceremony proceeded without disruption. The theme was “In a time of destruction, create something.” a quote by Maxine Hong Kingston, and the graduating class charity was Stand with Standing Rock, a grassroots movement that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved Dakota Access Pipeline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/graduation/theme-speaker|title=Graduation Commencement Ceremony|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>
On June 2, 2017, 15 members of the Washington State House introduced a bill to convert Evergreen State into a private college.<ref name=bill>{{cite web|url=http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2221&Year=2017|title= HB 2221 - 2017-18: Transitioning The Evergreen State College to a private four-year institution of higher education.|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref> The same bill was reintroduced in the 2018 legislative session.<ref name=bill/> On June 6, the school announced the relocation of its graduation out of concern for possible demonstrations or disruptions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/classes-resume-at-evergreen-state-as-graduation-is-moved|title=Classes resume at Evergreen State as graduation is moved|work=KOMO News|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref> On June 15, an off-campus group called "[[Patriot Prayer]]" together with conservative Evergreen students marched on campus and got into a violent confrontation with a group of counter-demonstrators that was broken up by State Police.<ref name=times>{{cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/evergreen-state-protests.html|title=A Campus Argument Goes Viral. Now the College Is Under Siege.|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/06/16/protest-and-counterprotest-evergreen-state|title=Protest and Counterprotest at Evergreen State|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 18, 2017|work=Inside Higher Ed}}</ref> The June 16, 2017 graduation ceremony was moved to a minor league baseball stadium in Tacoma Washington, where all participants passed through metal detectors. The rental of the stadium together with security and bus transportation cost the school $100,000.<ref name=times/> The ceremony proceeded without disruption. The theme was “In a time of destruction, create something.” a quote by Maxine Hong Kingston, and the graduating class charity was Stand with Standing Rock, a grassroots movement that began in early 2016 in reaction to the approved Dakota Access Pipeline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.evergreen.edu/graduation/theme-speaker|title=Graduation Commencement Ceremony|accessdate=June 18, 2017}}</ref>
In July 2017, Weinstein and his wife, Anthropology Professor Heather Heying, filed a $3.85 million tort claim against the college. In September, Weinstein, Heying and the college reached a settlement for $500,000 with Weinstein and Heying resigning from the faculty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/school-settles-weinstein-resigns/|title=School Settles|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>
In July 2017, Weinstein and his wife, Anthropology Professor Heather Heying, filed a $3.85 million tort claim against the college. In September, Weinstein, Heying and the college reached a settlement for $500,000 with Weinstein and Heying resigning from the faculty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/school-settles-weinstein-resigns/|title=School Settles|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>
Concurrently, student Resident Advisors living in the dorms form an informal organization called RAFT (which was not a union) which presented demands in May regarding working conditions, racism, and pay. When RAFT's demands were not met, they went on strike. Over the summer, the striking RAFT members were mostly terminated for failure to perform their jobs and their meal plans were canceled and they were ordered to vacate their dorm rooms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/resident-assistants-on-strike-resident-assistants-fighting-for-tomorrow-ends-in-mass-firing/|title=Resident Assistants on Strike|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>
Concurrently, student Resident Advisors living in the dorms form an informal organization called RAFT (which was not a union) which presented demands in May regarding working conditions, racism, and pay. When RAFT's demands were not met, they went on strike. Over the summer, the striking RAFT members were mostly terminated for failure to perform their jobs and their meal plans were canceled and they were ordered to vacate their dorm rooms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperpointjournal.com/2017/09/26/resident-assistants-on-strike-resident-assistants-fighting-for-tomorrow-ends-in-mass-firing/|title=Resident Assistants on Strike|date=September 26, 2017|accessdate=January 22, 2018}}</ref>
==Academic program==
Students follow one of 11 curated Paths of Study or design their own program. At the end of each course, the student writes an self-evaluation called a "Academic Statement" and then the professor writes a "critical evaluation." There are no letter grades. Prior to the 2017 protests, the faculty established pipelines with various graduate schools that enabled Evergreen undergraduates to use their faculty recommendations to get accepted into programs to continue education. However, since 2017, the loss of established faculty and the decline in use of standardized tests for graduate admission has diminished the value of an Evergreen undergraduate degree.<ref name=academics>{{cite web|url=https://www.evergreen.edu/academics|title=Academics|accessdate=October 9, 2020}}</ref>
Evergreen's Native Pathways Program is for students who are connected and involved within Native American or Indigenous communities and culture. It "provides opportunities to learn through western and indigenous pedagogy, while maintaining and promoting an indigenous worldview."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evergreen.edu/nativepathways|title=Native Pathways Program|accessdate=October 9, 2020}}</ref>
Evergreen offers three advanced degrees:
*Master of Environmental Studies
*Master of Public Administration
*Master in Teaching<ref name=academics/>
==Student body==
==Student body==
The college has a 98% acceptance rate, making it one of the least selective colleges in the nation.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/evergreen-state-college-8155/applying US News Report]</ref> The average GPA for freshmen admitted in 2015 was 3.15. The average SAT composite (critical reading and math) score was 1084 and the average ACT composite test score was 24. The SAT writing test and subject tests are not required.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/admissions/requirements/freshman</ref> Twenty-six percent of the students are students of color, and 60% of students hold down a job while going to school.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/about/facts</ref>
The college has a 98% acceptance rate, making it one of the least selective colleges in the nation.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/evergreen-state-college-8155/applying US News Report]</ref> The average GPA for freshmen admitted in 2015 was 3.15. The average SAT composite (critical reading and math) score was 1084 and the average ACT composite test score was 24. The SAT writing test and subject tests are not required.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/admissions/requirements/freshman</ref> Twenty-six percent of the students are students of color, and 60% of students hold down a job while going to school.<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/about/facts</ref>
*[[Rachel Corrie]]
*[[Rachel Corrie]]
*[[Matt Groening]] creator of the Simpsons
*[[Matt Groening]] creator of the Simpsons
*[[Michael Richards]]
==References==
==References==