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AI in the Classroom: Lessons from a Fulbright Abroad

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01/12/2026

Recipes for Community

On a frigid December morning in Burlington, Cynthia Herbert steers her SUV onto I-89 and settles in for the nearly 80-mile drive to Newport Center,...

11/07/2025

UVM Grad Students Persist With Mental Health Work in Rural Schools Despite Funding Cuts

When federal funding for an ambitious newUVM mental health internship program focused on Vermont's rural schoolchildren was abruptly cut last spring,...

11/05/2025

Osher Center Awards Four Innovative Research Grants to Advance Whole Health

The Osher Center for Integrative Health at UVM is proud to announce that projects by Osher Affiliates Emily Levine, Justin Garwood, Carissa...

10/15/2025

FSRI Announces Good Idea Grants Recipients

The Food Systems Research Institute (FSRI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Good Idea Grants. These grants support UVM...

10/09/2025

Impactful Research for Communities and Commercial Success

“Going to scale, whether through commercialization or transfer of intellectual property, can help to improve schools by putting high-quality...

09/29/2025

Transforming Teaching Around the Globe

As a 2025 Fulbright Global Scholar Award recipient, UVM Professor Maureen Neumann is an innovative STEM educator and researcher in mathematics and...

09/24/2025

UVM Educator Licensure Programs Earn National Recognition

UVM educator licensure programs have been honored by the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The prestigiousFrank Murray...

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 to the University of Vermont's Department of...

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 society and healthy planet.Led by internationally...

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 educational consulting could fill a book—or several...

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 Magdalena "Maggie" Sorrentino. Following in the footsteps...

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 Counsel at the New York Civil Liberties Union—a...

05/18/2025

Katherine Anne Kelly Award: Allison Cohen

The Katherine Anne Kelly Award recognizes a graduating senior who best exemplifies Kate’s ability to bravely battle very serious medical challenges...

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 impact through community-engaged learning courses.

05/12/2025

Aspire to Heal

For more than a decade, Nova Mordecai longed for a career combining a love of people and animals. Entering the Clinical Mental Health Counseling...

05/11/2025

Celebrating UVM’s Community Schools’ pilot interns

Last Friday, the Leahy Center for Rural Partnerships hosted students, faculty and community partners to showcase the Catamount Community Schools...

05/09/2025

Exploring Her Passion to Serve

Entering UVM, Isabel Wolhandler knew that she wanted to do something positive for the world.“As soon as I took my first HDFS class, I felt an...

05/08/2025

Rewards of the Profession

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

05/06/2025

Leading Transformative Change in Education

Monica Desrochers is passionate about leading systemic transformation in public schools. Her 14-year career includes experience teaching in...

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 when I was in elementary school, and then I...

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 Statewide Internship Program, offering UVM...

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. “It was really challenging socially.”But in...

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 research and development, faculty excellence, and...

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 the instruments their students are learning to...

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 innovative partnership to pilot a new educational model...