In an email to faculty and staff on April 21, NVU President Elaine Collins announced the departures of two key administrative staff members: Michael Fox and Toby Stewart. Fox, who has served as NVU’s...

As the end of the 2020/2021 academic year approaches, NVU must make decisions on unpredictable matters. While vaccination efforts are making steady progress across the nation, the volatile nature of the...

It is never easy to lose a loved one. When you lose a pet, you become lost. Their presence that once filled up a room is now hauntingly quiet. On March 21, I lost my best friend and support dog, Otis. Otis...

A new assistant to the dean of students and residential life has been hired. Laura Race has been appointed to replace longtime assistant Barb Flathers. Race previously worked in the maintenance department...

I remember hoping I wouldn’t fall asleep. I was struggling to breathe, and I was only laying down. Motionless. Could I stop breathing in my sleep? The thought terrified me. so I forced myself to stay...

With the potential sale of McClelland Hall, the oldest building on the NVU-Johnson campus and home to the Education and Behavioral Sciences departments, the University is looking for places on campus to...

Due to COVID-19 regulations and safety risks, remote commencement ceremonies are currently being planned and prepared across both of NVU’s campuses. Director of Marketing and Communications Sylvia Plumb...

On March 10, NVU President Elaine Collins hosted an open meeting for alumni via Zoom to discuss plans for the unification of Castleton, NVU and VTC under a single accreditation. “The last six years...

NVU will be holding graduation virtually this spring as a result of the pandemic. The announcement was made on Feb. 25 in an email to students from President Elaine Collins. “At the one-year anniversary...

The Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees’ committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) met on March 12 for a primarily informational session. Several reports were given to the board on the...

What is a Vermonter? That is the question Vermont’s Executive Director of Racial Equity, Xusana Davis, posed at the outset of her recent talk at Northern Vermont University. How we choose to answer this...

This year, NVU-Johnson students participated in The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, an annual event for over 1800 students. They presented an original show called “The Monument,”...

Dewey hall experienced a thorough shake up during the 2020-2021 winter break, and students may find familiar faces in unfamiliar spaces. The previous Office of First-Year Experience is now home to the...

Responsible for such initiatives as Freshman Orientation, Creative Audience, the Common Book and First-Year seminars, the Office of First-Year Experience effectively imploded with the departure of longtime...

This spring will be Visiting Assistant Professor of Outdoor Education Clemencia Caporale’s last semester at NVU-Johnson after serving on the faculty for two years Caporale’s pending departure in May...

This semester, NVU-J welcomes a new member to the IT Department, Lucas Philoon. Philoon has the title of senior help desk support, which means he is responsible for all service requests coming though...

Sarah Thornton sits cross-legged on the floor of her office in the new Dean of Students space where first year experience used to make its home. Around her there is only a desk, a comfortable chair for...

On Monday, Feb. 22, the VSCS Board of Trustees voted to adopt plans proposed by the state’s Select Committee on The Future of Higher Education. The plans call for the Vermont State Colleges System to...

Northern Vermont University-Johnson’s Trio program has just received some good news about its funding. The Trio office, which is a part of the Academic Support Services umbrella at NVU-J, earned its...

Amidst an ongoing conversation about the future of academics at Northern Vermont University, three departments are finding common ground in a new major. Professor of Political Science David Plazek, Professor...

Dr. Leslie Johnson, associate professor of behavioral sciences-psychology at Northern Vermont University-Johnson, is leaving NVU at the end of this semester. In a recent interview with Basement Medicine,...

NVU implemented social distancing and mask-wearing rules last semester in an attempt to keep students COVID-19-free. As of Nov. 21, the Johnson campus has only had one positive case associated with a residential...

For the Spring 2021 semester, NVU will continue working with BROAD Institute for COVID-19 testing according to Jonathan Davis, NVU dean of students. The entire VSCS signed a contract with BROAD Institute...

At its Oct. 16 meeting, the Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees established three priorities for the system: affordability, accessibility, and quality and relevance of academic programming,...