Tag: Castleton University

News Roundup

Vermont Legislative Panel Recommends Drastic Changes to State College System

A special legislative panel has that Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College should combine into one and that Vermont should more than double its state college system investment, among other drastic recommendations, VT Digger reported. Vermont State Colleges’ financial issues were exacerbated this spring, leading to then-Chancellor Jeb Spaulding resigning after suggesting […]

December 7, 2020

COVID-19

Vermont State Colleges Chancellor to Resign After Criticism For Closure Proposal

Jeb Spaulding, the chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS), will resign Wednesday following sharp criticism over his recent recommendation to close three state college campuses, reported VT Digger. Earlier this month, Spaulding proposed closing down Northern Vermont University, which has two campuses, and consolidating Vermont Technical College’s operations onto one campus, to deal […]

April 28, 2020

News Roundup

Layoffs Coming to Vermont’s Castleton University

CASTLETON, Vt. — Vermont’s Castleton University is going to be reducing its staff through layoffs, elimination of positions and early retirements as part of an effort to close a $1.5-million operating loss for the current year, officials said. Castleton President Karen Scolforo tells the Rutland Herald the exact number of cuts among the roughly 400 […]

February 25, 2018