UVM trustees weigh the price of staying competitive
The general tone was guardedly optimistic at the end of what Board Chair Cioffi called “a very good year” for the university. But it didn’t start that way, and clouds remain on the horizon.
In This State: The buzz on Kent McFarland
McFarland dreams of finding disease-resistant rusty-patched bumblebees here in Vermont that could help in the restoration of the species.
Schubart: A response to commenters on higher education op-ed
The point of my commentary was only that I do not believe the trajectory we are on is sustainable.
Pomp, Circumstance & Web: UVM Commencement Streams on VPT.org
For release 5/11/12 Contact: Ann Curran at (802) 655-8059, acurran@vpt.org When the University of Vermont confers degrees on 2,366 students, with traditional academic processions and proud loved ones applauding, at commencement events May 19 and 20, an audience far beyond Burlington can see what’s happening. As it has for many years, UVM has hired Vermont Public Television [...]
New Vermont Law Will Ask UVM Institute to Measure “Genuine Progress”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Joshua E. Brown Joshua.E.Brown@uvm.edu 802/656-3039 “What you measure is what you get,” said Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Soon Vermont may measure its economic well-being somewhat differently. This week, the Vermont legislature sent a bill to Gov. Peter Shumlin that charges the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics with [...]
Schubart: UVM — five-campus university?
A state of 600,000 people with a $5 billion budget, of which only half is paid for by Vermont taxpayers, simply can’t afford to support five state colleges even with out-of-state tuitions.
Two environmental violations result in state action
The Department of Environmental Conservation’s Compliance and Enforcement Division today announced that it formally settled two environmental violations involving the University of Vermont and the City of Burlington.
Expert in multi-cultural education to speak at UVM April 9
For immediate release April 5, 2012 Contact Jeffrey Wakefield Phone: 802-578-8830 Email: Jeffrey.Wakefield@uvm.edu, Beth Harry, one of the country’s foremost experts on helping teachers and students succeed in a multi-cultural setting, will speak at the University of Vermont on April 9 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Ira Allen Chapel, with a reception to follow. [...]
President raises $750,000 for campaign in four-hour swing through Vermont
This year, Obama said, the Republican presidential field has tilted further to the right, to the detriment of most Americans.
Acclaimed spoken word artist to perform at UVM Race, Gender and Sexuality conference
For immediate release Mar. 10, 2012 Contact Lee Ann Cox Phone: 802.656.1107 Email: leeann.cox@uvm.edu On Friday, March 16, the University of Vermont will hold its 8th annual Race, Gender and Sexuality conference. Events include two panels, moderated by UVM faculty, allowing students to present and discuss their scholarly work on these issues. The first panel [...]
