As many of the music department students are aware, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts Bethany Plissey has left this semester to go on sabbatical. In the meantime, Jessica Pierpont will be filling...

Competing proposals to inject much-needed funds into the cash-strapped Vermont State Colleges System are now on the table following Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s budget address on Jan. 24. Scott proposed...

Going into the 2019 spring semester, the Northern Vermont University Admissions department has seen a large increase in enrollment for the upcoming Fall 2019 semester despite very daunting challenges in...

After 32 years, Northern Vermont University’s environmental science professor and resident diatom devotee, Dr. Robert Genter, retired following the fall semester. And although he will no longer be teaching,...

Social media site Tumblr caused immense controversy with its user base on Dec 3. by announcing a new no not-safe-for-work content policy after its mobile application got removed from the Apple App Store. This...

Dan Noyes (D) is the State Representative for the Lamoille 2 district, which includes Wolcott, Hyde Park, Johnson, and Belvidere. He is also a Johnson State College alumnus. Why did you decide to become...

Over the February break, 16 students from both Northern Vermont University Johnson and Lyndon will head to Havana, Cuba, as part of the travel immersion course The Art and Culture of Cuba, which will provide...

If all goes according to plan, the troubled NVU-Johnson Criminal Justice -Restorative Justice concentration will be migrating to an online format in the near future following several years of attempts...

While the recent mild winters may not make the average skiing enthusiast happy, the Vermont black bear population certainly isn’t complaining. Last year Vermont Fish and Game estimated the black bear...

Adults who grew up in Johnson can no doubt remember the skating rink that once graced Legion Field on School Street every winter. In the not-so-distant past, it wasn’t uncommon to see five or six children...

Round Hill Kids Childcare Center in North Hyde Park has been an important part of the daycare infrastructure in this area since it opened in 2008, providing care for 33 area children on a full or part-time...

This fall’s Writing Proficiency exam is over, and along with it the anxiety that plagues many students faced with it. As it stands, the Writing Proficiency exam is NVU-Johnson’s way of meeting the...

After some tumultuous months, Dibden Center for the Arts will finally have a permanent Tech Director. With this development comes the potential to significantly transform performing arts at NVU-Johnson...

Five rapes were reported on campus last school year. In the last 10 months, there have been 11 reported cases of sexual misconduct, as reported by the campus crime log. These numbers are low as compared...

According to the department of Veterans affairs, over 1 million vets or their family members are attending college on the post-9/11 G.I. bill. The G.I. bill was adopted in 2008, following the war in Afghanistan....

NVU-Johnson has received a Title III grant for $1.8 million over five years. The grant is meant to create integrated academic support for students. It aims to continue NVU-Johnson’s strong first-year...

Under the current presidential administration, the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to redefine the definition of gender under Title IX to "define sex as either male or female, unchangeable,...

On election day, students had many opportunities to get down into town to vote in the midterm elections. Along with three shuttle rides organized by Director of Student Activities and Community Service...

In the first year of the Johnson and Lyndon merger, the university has seen a 12 percent increase in enrollment as Northern Vermont University, after several years of a decline. Dean of Enrollment and...

With a message of optimism and hope, Northern Vermont University President Elaine Collins gave the annual state of the university address to a packed Stearns Performance Space on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Her...

In their first year as a program at NVU-J, the women’s triathlon team placed fifth at the Division III National Championship, which was held in Tempe, Arizona. Senior Margaret Connelly came in eighth,...

Internships are an essential part of the college experience, and often one of the biggest stresses; at NVU’s Johnson campus, it just got a little harder. For all new internship contracts,...

This month there are going to be several community events put on by NVU-Johnson’s Serve office. Serve supplies NVU Johnson with community service opportunities and supports students who want to make...

Every Monday and Wednesday evening at six o’clock, students begin to file into classroom 213 of the Willey Library Learning Center. The instructor greets the class with a smile, introducing himself as...

The R.A.D. women’s self-defense program is running on the Johnson campus for the third consecutive year starting on Oct. 24. The Rape Aggression Defense system is a four-week course meeting once a week...

Every year, Johnson’s Public Safety department releases a Campus Fire and Safety report, which alerts students, faculty, staff and other interested parties about the happenings on campus. This report...

It’s a brisk but sunny Friday morning as students dressed in black and blue make their way to Dibden Center for the Performing Arts, carrying their hot teas close to their faces and clutching their folders...

Only 42 percent of Freshman go on to their Sophomore year with 30 credits, a statistic that has multiple implications for students as they try to complete their university education in four years. The...

At the end of September, the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees approved a recommendation from the board’s Finance and Facilities Committee that changes allocation of state appropriation funding...