Montpelier – Today the ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® (VSCS) lauded Governor Phil Scott’s proposal to boost their state funding by $4 million with inflationary increases to follow. The new funding for the five-college system would be the first increase in base funding in nearly a decade. It will encourage their work to boost post-secondary attainment […]
Protecting the public mission requires the courage to change
By Chancellor Jeb Spaulding Printed in the New England Journal of Higher Education Despite the serious headwinds buffeting small, rural, tuition-dependent public colleges, they can survive—and even thrive—where leadership is proactive, courageous and doubled-down on our mission to serve. Unfavorable demographics, inadequate state funding, disruptive technologies and increases in costs can either choke us or […]
Op-Ed: Do We Value Public Higher Education for Vermonters Anymore or Not?
By: Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges Martha O’Connor, Chair, ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® Board of Trustees Governor-elect Scott and the new Legislature have a lot on their plate in the new year. There is one big decision to make that can’t be put off. Will they choose to provide the funding necessary to place […]
CCV’s College to Career Program delivers results in Brattleboro
A successful partnership between Community College of Vermont and Brattleboro Memorial Hospital provides jobs for graduates. Read the story.
Big Bertha belching out renewable energy at VT Tech
At Vermont Tech, biodigester Big Bertha produces enough electricity to power up to 70 homes on a cold day. Read the story.