Halsey McLaen, Assistant News Editor
• February 7, 2022
UVM’s staff union, UVM Staff United, released a petition Jan. 24 opposing recent additions to the administration by means of internal hires, according to the petition.
UVM Staff United sent the petition...
RJ Morrison, Cynic News Reporter
• February 6, 2022
The sign UVM has dedicated to Andrew Harris, the first Black person to graduate in the year 1838, does not detail the way the UVM community treated him while he was enrolled in the school.
Among UVM’s...
Audrie Caruso, Cynic News Reporter
• February 3, 2022
UVM’s Faculty Senate approved the proposed School of the Arts, an interdisciplinary program within the College of Arts and Sciences as a part of academic reorganization efforts, at a Jan. 24 meeting.
If...
Cate Rowlins, Cynic News Reporter
• February 2, 2022
UVM is partnering with Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. and GlobalFoundries on a new green hydrogen project, according to a Jan. 20 press release from UVM's strategic communications.
VGS reached out to UVM...
Last semester, 4,300 of the 5,000 EcoWare containers went missing, said Nicole Reilly, UVM Dining sustainability and campus partnership manager.
The loss pushed the program to stop using the honor...
Halsey McLaen, Assistant News Editor
• January 31, 2022
UVM’s COVID-19 cases hit a record high last week, but the University expects this to be the peak of the outbreak, said Gary Derr, vice president of safety and operations.
UVM saw 321 positive tests...
Ella Ruehsen, Cynic News Editor
• January 27, 2022
After a year and a half without an official adviser to turn to, student media leaders of UVMtv, the Vermont Cynic and WRUV were relieved when Andy Elrick accepted the role.
Elrick received the job...
UVM Foundation prevents employees from speaking to the press, according to its policy, which holds legal and ethical concerns, said Lindsie Rank, a lawyer for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
UVM...
Halsey McLaen, Assistant News Editor
• January 25, 2022
Editor's note: This story was updated Jan. 26 at 12:46 p.m. to include comment from UVM spokesperson Enrique Corredera that was received following the article's publication.
Students are responsible...
Audrie Caruso, Cynic News Reporter
• January 24, 2022
Students at UVM reported eight burglaries to UVM Police Services when they returned from the winter recess, according to a Jan. 17 CatAlert.
Police reported five burglaries at the apartments in the...
Ella Ruehsen, Cynic News Editor
• January 21, 2022
KN95 masks are now available for pickup to UVM community members, according to a Jan. 21 email from Gary Derr, vice president of operations and public safety.
The masks are being distributed out of...
A growing group of graduate students are collaborating on efforts to unionize, said masters student George Love.
However, UVM administration feels a unionized environment would impact the relationship...
