I speak Brezhoneg, which has 500,000 speakers today, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
As one of few speakers worldwide, I am always looking to find others who know the language, and this was no...
Sabine Foerg, Cynic News Reporter
• March 15, 2021
When UVM was founded in 1791, the study of classics was a cornerstone of every student's academic experience.
Now, 200 years later, UVM plans to terminate the department, saying goodbye to one of...
More cuts to majors, minors and departments may come after UVM’s board of trustees pushed forward with plans Friday to reevaluate low-enrollment programs across the University.
During the board’s...
As summer ends, I have been reflecting on my experience working as a legislative intern in Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office on Capitol Hill.
I had opportunities to attend briefings, write memoranda for senior...
A student activist group has released its list of demands aimed at the University administration.
The Coalition for Student and Faculty Rights was created by students in support of United Academics, the...
Last week, I distributed memes across campus, critiquing Provost David Rosowsky and the rollout of major cuts to the College of Arts and Sciences.
Though merely memes, they used facts from UVM’s 2017...
Incentive-based budgeting, or IBB, poses a threat to humanities and other programs and drives infighting instead of looking for other spending choices.
IBB, as used by UVM, is similar to running a business....
Faculty and student outcry has followed cuts in certain College of Arts and Sciences’ programs due to declining enrollment.
The faculty union, United Academics, held a teach-in Feb. 14 in front of Howe...
The John Dewey Lounge was packed Feb. 4 as UVM’s faculty union, United Academics, addressed the crowd of students, teachers and other community members.
Two senior lecturers from the College of Arts...
Not all degrees are created equal.
In October 2018, CAS changed degree requirements for all majors, dropping required credit hours to 30 while increasing the maximum amount of credits students can take...
A UVM student is fighting to bring Arabic back to campus since no formal classes have been taught since 2017.
Khalid AlMubarak, a continuing education student and native Arabic speaker, is now offering...
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
• December 7, 2018
An anonymous email has been sent to UVM promising rallies and riots over funding for arts and humanities.
Several pictures of an email were posted Nov. 29 on a popular UVM parents Facebook page.
The...
