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Tensions grow on board of trustees over gender equity and diversity

Tensions grow on board of trustees over gender equity and diversity

Sawyer Loftus and Emma Burnham February 4, 2020

Despite a push from the Vermont Legislature to make half of the UVM board of trustees members female or nonbinary, the board has signaled its resistance. The potential new law, which is currently being...

Student protesters hold hand-painted signs following the end of public comment. The group then began to sing, Which side are you on, board? Which side are you on? Does it weigh on you at all board? Does it weigh on you at all?

Following student action, trustee says he’s ready to divest

Cynic News Staff February 3, 2020

After two demonstrations by student activists over the span of three months, at least one UVM trustee has said he’s ready to divest. Students from organizations including SGA, the Sunrise Movement and...

Junior Lowell Deschenes brandishes a sign reading Divestment is the best investment.

Students protest UVM board’s refusal to divest UVM millions from fossil fuels

Cynic News Staff, News Staff January 31, 2020

At least 100 students, faculty and community members filled the final session of the February 2020 board of trustees meeting to call for UVM to divest from fossil fuels. Students from organizations...

More women needed on board

Staff Editorial November 6, 2019

The student population at UVM is currently 59.9% female, but barely a quarter of the board’s 25 trustees are women. As of fall 2018, 55.9% of faculty and staff combined at UVM were female. The class...

Pictured above are the 25 members of the board of trustees in alphabetical order by last name. The photos of the 19 men on the board are converted to grayscale, leaving only the six women – 24% of the board – in color.

Board of trustees lacks female representation despite majority female student population

Emma Pinezich, Assistant News Editor November 5, 2019

Nineteen of the 25 individuals that sit on UVM’s board of trustees are men at a university where women make up the majority. UVM’s board of trustees met Oct. 24-25 in the Davis Center for its third...

Trustees gather for their Oct. 26, 2019 meeting. The board met virtually for their last meeting of the school year May 15.

Four takeaways from October 2019’s board of trustees meeting

Staff Report October 29, 2019

The group that governs UVM met Oct. 25-26 on the University’s campus to discuss and vote on UVM’s future. The group, the board of trustees, meets three times per academic year in October, February...

Students protest silently during a board of trustees meeting in Livak Ballroom, Oct. 26. The meeting was one of several that took place over the course of Oct. 25-26.

Students urge board of trustees to divest with little movement from the board

Zoe Stern and Julianne Lesch October 28, 2019

More than 50 students filled the last session of the board of trustees to make their voices heard. The students occupied all the seats in Livak Ballroom, leaving standing room only. They lined the walls...

David Daigle meets with the Board of Trustees, Oct. 25. The Board meets in person three times a year.

Board of trustees chair skips out on last meeting

Emma Pinezich, Assistant News Editor October 28, 2019

The most powerful individual on the board of trustees was absent from Saturday’s public comment meeting.  The comment meeting was the students’ only opportunity to voice their opinions to the board.  The...

Students protest silently during a board of trustees meeting in Livak Ballroom, Oct. 26. The meeting was one of several that took place over the course of Oct. 25-26.

Student protestors fill last session of board of trustees to push divestment

Zoe Stern and Julianne Lesch October 26, 2019

Student protestors filled the seats in the Livak Ballroom, leaving standing room only Oct. 26, at the last session of the UVM board of trustees’ annual October meeting. Student group Organize, a group...

David Daigle meets with the Board of Trustees, Oct. 25. The Board meets in person three times a year.

Happening Now: UVM board of trustees hold annual meeting and discuss changes to come

Cynic News Staff October 25, 2019

The group that governs UVM is meeting all day Oct. 25-26 on the University's campus to discuss and vote on changes to come. The group, the board of trustees, meets three times per academic year in October,...

The Tarrant Event Center, named after the projects leading donors, is set to begin construction in early 2019. Richard and Deb Tarrant donated $15 million to the new multipurpose facility.

Board of trustees recap: final approval given on multi-million dollar center, tuition increased

Sawyer Loftus, News Editor May 22, 2019

Construction on the multi-million dollar Multipurpose Center project could start as soon as this week following final approval from the UVM board of trustees. The board of trustees meets three times...

Junior David Gringeri poses in a window in the Davis Center. Gringeri is the newest member of the board of trustees and was sworn in as a student trustee March 1, replacing senior Caitlin McHugh, whose term ended in February.

Student trustee looks to next generations

Lee Hughes and Lindsay Freed April 19, 2019

A local farmer and business major is the new undergraduate member of the board of trustees. Junior David Gringeri was sworn in as a student trustee March 1, replacing junior Caitlin McHugh, whose term...

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