PLAINFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – Goddard College has announced the sale of its campus to a local nonprofit.
After years of turmoil, the experimental liberal arts school announced earlier this spring it would be closing.
The school’s board of trustees has now accepted a bid from the Greatwood Project to purchase its campus. The local nonprofit is comprised of former students, community members, and others as a way to preserve and enhance the legacy of the college. It is expected to use the campus for affordable housing communal workspaces, and other local projects.
The board’s initial offer in May to an undisclosed private buyer raised a chorus of objections from former students and staff. That deal subsequently fell through.
The new nonprofit anticipates completing the purchase this fall.