Tag: University of Vermont

University of Vermont Community Signs Petition for “No Confidence” in School Administration

Nearly 1,500 people – including students, staff, and alumni – have signed a petition declaring “no confidence” in the University of Vermont administration, three months after the school announced liberal arts program cuts, VT Digger reported. The petition – led by UVM United Against the Cuts, a group of students and faculty organizing against the program […]

March 2, 2021

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University of Vermont to Cut 23 College of Arts and Sciences Programs

The University of Vermont (UVM) is slated to slash 23 programs in the College of Arts and Sciences in an effort to cut costs, VTDigger reported. The decision has been discussed over “the last several years,” according to UVM Provost and Senior Vice President Dr. Patricia Prelock. The majors and minors will be phased out […]

December 4, 2020

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Dr. Suresh Garimella Named Next President of University of Vermont

The University of Vermont (UVM) has named Dr. Suresh Garimella, executive vice president for research and partnerships at Purdue University, as its 27th president, effective July 1. “I am deeply honored to be selected the University of Vermont’s next president,” said Garimella, who is also the Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue. “I […]

February 25, 2019

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College Retreat Examines White Identity

During the 2018-19 school year, the University of Vermont (UVM) will host a three-day weekend retreat that specifically targets White students in order to discuss topics such as privilege, inclusivity and racism.

July 6, 2018

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No Men Allowed: UVM Hosts Women-Only Debate Championship

The first rule of a North American debate tournament to be held in Vermont this weekend: No men allowed. Some 150 debaters from 18 schools across the U.S. and Canada will compete in the special tournament, which is designed to be a safe space for women who complain of bias when they debate against men. […]

April 3, 2018

University Recovers Stolen Black Rhino Horn

The University of Vermont has recovered a black rhinoceros horn with a potential street value of more than $100,000 that was stolen from a locked storage room on campus last year, the school announced Tuesday. Police received a local tip that eventually led them to Ridgefield, Conn., where someone turned over the artifact in exchange for immunity, […]

March 13, 2018

2 Colleges Probing White Supremacist Signs

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Officials at the University of Vermont and St. Michael’s College say they are investigating white supremacist signs and stickers that are being posted around the colleges’ campuses.The University of Vermont said last week that signs defending white privilege were posted in a campus display managed by its Mosaic Center for Students of […]

February 20, 2018

University of Vermont Enshrines Healthy Living in Bricks and Mortar

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Pledges by college students to eschew drugs and alcohol are old hat. Now they’re meditating, working out, practicing yoga, eating healthfully, and at least one school, the University of Vermont, it has become a bona fide lifestyle. In UVM’s Wellness Environment, known as WE, students live in a new, big substance-free dorm, […]

October 10, 2017

University of Vermont Responds to Some Diversity Concerns

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The president of the University of Vermont says the school still has work to do on racial justice issues, but he didn’t agree to every change requested by students. UVM President Tom Sullivan says the school would not expel a student found to have stolen a Black Lives Matter flag because the […]

October 3, 2017

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University of Vermont, Professors Negotiating New Contract

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A union that represents professors at the University of Vermont is negotiating a new contract with the school. The Burlington Free Press reports that about 30 professors held signs outside the room in James M. Jeffords Hall where negotiators and union members met on Monday. The current agreement between the union and […]

February 9, 2017

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Fayneese Miller Making History at Hamline University

Dr. Fayneese Miller will be the first African-American—and second female—president of the school that was founded in 1854.

April 9, 2015

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