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State colleges turn to the word ‘university’ to draw Chinese students
Veterans Park at Lyndon State College. Courtesy photoState officials hope to attract foreign students and boost online enrollments to state colleges. That’s why the Vermont State College trustees used...
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State colleges seek funds for Lyndon/Johnson merger
Johnson State College. Courtesy photo Vermont State Colleges have requested funds to help with the cost of uniting Lyndon and Johnson into the Northern Vermont University. The governor has asked...
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Lyndon-Johnson merger yields ‘Northern Vermont University’
Johnson State College. Courtesy photoLyndon State and Johnson State college graduates starting with the class of 2022 will have a degree from Northern Vermont University. In September the Vermont State...
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Cyndi Lauper to give commencement address at Northern Vermont University-Johnson
Singer songwriter and activist Cyndi Lauper is giving the commencement address at Northern State University – Johnson on May 18. Pop culture icon and singer songwriter Cyndi Lauper will give the...
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VSC board unanimously backs Lyndon-Johnson merger
The campus at Lyndon State College in Lyndon Center. Courtesy photo Lyndon and Johnson state colleges will become one institution with two campuses in an effort to avert financial disaster at the...
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David Silverman: A big step forward for Vermont State University
This commentary is by David Silverman, president and CEO of Union Bank, based in Morrisville. He is a member of the Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees, and chairs its finance committee....
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Vermont State University to close libraries, downgrade sports programs
The library on the Johnson campus — as well as all the other Vermont State University campuses — is set to be repurposed. Photo by Cayla Fronfofer/Basement Medicine Vermont State University plans to...
View ArticleBusted! Police crack down on underage student drinking parties in Johnson
Editor’s note: Davis Koier wrote this article for the Dec. 4 edition of Basement Medicine, the Johnson State College student newspaper. JOHNSON — Several large student parties in Johnson have been...
View ArticleWrazen files labor grievance against Johnson State College; professor says he...
By Paul Elmendorf Dr. John Wrazen has filed a grievance against Johnson State College and is challenging his dismissal from the school. Wrazen was dismissed from his duties as professor of...
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In Profile: Sen. Susan Bartlett, the underdog once again — this time in the...
Sen. Susan Bartlett Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series of profiles of the six major party, gubernatorial candidates. In Profile: Matt Dunne, a precocious candidate with no shortage of...
View ArticleJohnson Select Board backs co-op feasibility study
Editor’s note: This storyby Davis Koier is part of a collaborative community reporting project with the Johnson State College journalism program run by Tyrone Shaw. Last month the Johnson Select Board...
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Johnson seeks new market in wake of Grand Union closing
The Grand Union in Johnson has been closed since April. Photo courtesy of Basement Medicine. Editor’s note: This article, by Thomas Benton, was first published in the Johnson State College student...
View ArticleSchubart: UVM — five-campus university?
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Bill Schubart, a regular commentator for Vermont Public Radio and president of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the umbrella organization for VTDigger.org. This piece was...
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New licensing rules for CPAs spur colleges to revamp accounting programs
New educational requirements for certified public accountants will take effect in July 2014, and Vermont colleges are getting ready. If approved, a new Certificate of Proficiency in Accounting at...
View ArticleTyrone Shaw: Tear down this wall
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Tyrone Shaw, a professor of journalism at Johnson State College. Shirley Jackson’s infamous short story “The Lottery” remains an iconic commentary on destructive...
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In This State: The ever-present and everlasting Sen. Bill Doyle
Sen. William Doyle perusing legislation at his desk in the Senate Chamber. Photo by Dirk Van Susteren In This State is a syndicated weekly column about Vermont’s innovators, people, ideas and places....
View ArticleJohnson State College launches presidential search
Johnson State College is beginning the search for a new president to replace Barbara Murphy, who plans to retire at the end of June, 2015. In a letter to faculty dated Oct. 8, outgoing Vermont State...
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Lyndon, Johnson state colleges to consolidate administration
Students gather at Johnson State College. Courtesy photo (This story was updated July 21 at 4 p.m. with reaction from the Vermont State Employees’ Association.) [T]he Vermont State Colleges board of...
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After a rocky few years, Vermont State University tries to find its footing
The library at the Northern Vermont University campus in Johnson. A controversial plan to downgrade athletic programs and remove books from libraries at Vermont State University campuses, which was...
View ArticleGlenda Bissex: What can we do now to save the state colleges?
This commentary is by Glenda Bissex of Plainfield, a former Johnson State College faculty member and stepmother of a Johnson student.Faced with a financial crisis at the state colleges several years...
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