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The Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees on Monday agreed to a wholesale transformation of the system, passing a resolution to merge Northern Vermont University, Castleton University and Vermont Technical College under one accreditation by July 1, 2023.
The New England Commission of Higher Education, the regional accrediting agency for post-secondary education, will have to sign off on the plan for it to move forward.
And state government â the executive branch and the Vermont General Assembly â will be called upon to provide additional funding to make the plan work.
The plan counts on finding administrative savings through consolidation, as well as investment in information technology and a virtual library serving the entire system.
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BRATTLEBORO â Select Board candidate Rikki Risatti plans to âprioritize agendas for enabling direct democratic practices, expanding decolonization, economic decentralization, and water testing and filtration accessibility to counter democide, conscription and imperialism.â
âMy experiences have prepared me to respect the responsibilities of being a serious catalyst of adaptation and transformation within insane aspects of culture,â Risatti said. âI feel confident that change is inevitable, I am ready to confront challenges, and I havenât seen the different candidates braving innovative directions nor communication skills for effective intersectional cofacilitation yet.â
Risatti, who uses they/them pronouns, is running for two seats on the board in the March 2 election â a three-year term and a one-year term. They face incumbent Ian Goodnow for the longer term and incumbent Daniel Quip
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The Vermont State Colleges System will advance with a plan to merge three residential colleges under one accreditation after a vote yesterday by its Board of Trustees. Under the plan, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College will unify under a common accreditation in the 2023-24 academic year. The Community College of Vermont will remain