UVM Names Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as 2024 Commencement Speaker

portrait of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, one of the nation’s most accomplished diplomats and the Representative of the United States to the United Nations, has been named as the University of Vermont’s 2024 commencement speaker.

In addition to speaking to this year’s graduating students, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will receive an honorary degree during UVM’s Commencement Ceremony on Sunday...

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Portraits of Wolgang Mieder and Beverly Rubenstein

Mieder, Rubenstein to Receive Honorary Degrees at UVM’s 2024 Commencement

At the 2024 University of Vermont Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19, philanthropist Beverly Rubenstein and Wolfgang Mieder, UVM distinguished professor emeritus of German and Folklore, will receive honorary degrees alongside the commencement speaker.

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Scientists Discover Forests That May Resist Climate Change

While it’s common knowledge that mountaintops are colder than the valleys below, a new University of Vermont (UVM) study is flipping the script on what we know about forests and climate.

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