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10/09/2025

Impactful Research for Communities and Commercial Success

“Going to scale, whether through commercialization or transfer of intellectual property, can help...

09/29/2025

Transforming Teaching Around the Globe

As a 2025 Fulbright Global Scholar Award recipient, UVM Professor Maureen Neumann is an innovative...

09/24/2025

UVM Educator Licensure Programs Earn National Recognition

UVM educator licensure programs have been honored by the Council for Accreditation of Educator...

09/16/2025

Advancing the Science and Practice of Human Services and Counseling

This fall, three distinguished scholars will add a diverse mix of teaching and research expertise...

09/09/2025

Accomplished Educators Join UVM Department of Education

UVM is known for preparing outstanding educators and researchers who strive to advance a just...

07/07/2025

UVM Researcher Examines the Growth and Influence of Charter Schools in America

What Matthew McCluskey knows about charter schools, charter management organizations, and...

06/20/2025

Carrying on a Family Teaching Legacy

Growing up in a small rural town in western Massachusetts, teaching was a family affair for...

05/19/2025

Catamount Nation: “Bridging Gaps” for Justice and Equity

Camara Stokes Hudson ‘16, J.D., is deeply committed to justice. As the current Racial Justice...

05/18/2025

Katherine Anne Kelly Award: Allison Cohen

The Katherine Anne Kelly Award recognizes a graduating senior who best exemplifies Kate’s ability...

05/13/2025

Showcasing Excellence in Community-Engaged Learning

Faculty and students from across UVM gathered on May 1 to celebrate the University’s statewide...

05/12/2025

Aspire to Heal

For more than a decade, Nova Mordecai longed for a career combining a love of people and animals....

05/11/2025

Celebrating UVM’s Community Schools’ pilot interns

Last Friday, the Leahy Center for Rural Partnerships hosted students, faculty and community...

05/09/2025

Exploring Her Passion to Serve

Entering UVM, Isabel Wolhandler knew that she wanted to do something positive for the world.“As...

05/08/2025

Rewards of the Profession

Looking back, Kevin Columbo remembers the value of teachers who made a difference in his life.“My...

05/06/2025

Leading Transformative Change in Education

Monica Desrochers is passionate about leading systemic transformation in public schools. Her...

04/24/2025

Student-Led Partnership Connects Local Youth with UVM Dairy Farm

Annie Boudreau’s love of animals and farming began at an early age.“I started raising chickens...

04/18/2025

UVM’s Statewide Internship Program Returns

Back by popular demand, the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships has announced the return of the...

02/19/2025

Overcoming Adversity to Serve Young Children and Their Families

“I had kind of a hard time in school when I was younger,” recalls UVM senior Charlie Meecham....

02/13/2025

UVM Achieves Prestigious Carnegie R1 Designation, Joining Highest Level of U.S. Research Institutions

A transformative moment for the university, a result of decades of investment in cutting-edge...

02/12/2025

Music Ed Grads Hit All the Right Notes

Graduates of UVM’s music education program begin work in their field as finely tuned to teach as...

12/10/2024

Community Schools Collaborative Expands Transformative Approach in Vermont

The passage of Vermont Act 67 (the Community Schools Act) in 2021 sparked the genesis of an...

12/06/2024

UVM Noyce Scholars Pursue Dream to Teach

Funded by a grant fromthe National Science Foundation, UVM'sRobert Noyce Scholarship Program...

11/27/2024

Celebrating Vermont's Outstanding Educators

State educational leaders, colleagues, family and friends gathered at UVMon November 14for...

11/24/2024

Passing It On: Vermont’s Teacher of the Year Helps Launch the Next Generation of Educators

“Let’s spend a couple of minutes breaking the ice a bit,” says UVM Lecturer Caitlin...

11/06/2024

Meeting the Need: UVM Places Mental Health Professionals in Rural Schools

There are not enough mental health professionals to support Vermont youth, particularly in rural...