December 3, 2017
In my role as Chief Academic Officer of the University of Vermont, I am writing to share my thoughts, ...
Letter to the Editor
November 15, 2017
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
November 10, 2017
Letter to the Editor,
In my role as Chief Academic Officer of the University of Vermont, I am writing to share my thoughts, some additional context, and to provide a number of important clarifications to the Cynic’s November 7, 2017 editorial entitled “Humanities Majors Deserve More.”
I am alw...
Letter to the Editor
November 10, 2017
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
To the Editor:
In a recent edition of the Cynic, sophomore English major Jacob Potts published an eloquent opinion piece fighting back against the flack humanities majors often take from peers convinced that their degrees are unlikely to lead to well-paying jobs.
When people hear Mr. Potts say he is an English major, he rep...
Letter to the Editor
November 8, 2017
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
There have been sweeping changes in higher education as of late. With the introduction of a more diverse and qualified student population, services provided on college campuses must adjust to provide suitable resources for the next generation of the American workforce.
The University of Vermont is not immune to the ca...
Letter to the Editor
November 3, 2017
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
By Thomas J. Gustafson
In a letter to the editor last week, some students asserted that UVM “waited four days” to identify the student who allegedly engaged in explicitly racist and threatening language directed toward African American members of our community.
This assertion is incorrect and misleading.
UVM ...
Letter to the Editor
November 2, 2017
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Early this October, Wes Richter made a threat against black students.
He was quickly reported to authorities at UVM, and our administrators waited one day to send a vague email to students.
Then they waited four days to name Richter.
He has been charged with disorderly conduct but has not been expelled, as far as we know. UV...
Letter to the Editor
October 19, 2017
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
This is regarding your Oct. 11 story with the headline, “UVM students organize racial justice forum,” which included a claim that the university’s response to student demands was “a breach of our agreement that the administration would not email their response” to the campus community.
University senior leaders did not ent...
October 13, 2017
Dear Editor,
The Student Government Association has been asked, by higher-ups in the controll...
Letter to the Editor
September 30, 2017
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor,
In response to the article “University treats FSL community unfairly,” I will limit my focus to saying that if UVM were to treat fraternity and sorority life fairly, there would be no more FSL.
UVM’s Fraternity and Sorority life is a historically problematic emblem of racism at UVM, a breeding groun...
