As I begin my tenure as president, I am excited and optimistic about the future of the University of Vermont. Thanks to my predecessor, Tom Sullivan, I inherit a thriving university. UVM is financially sound, its physical campus has grown strategically to meet student needs and, most important, we are on an upward trajectory. Our incoming classes regularly exceed our enrollment targets and have set records for academic quality eight years running; four-year graduation rates are at an all-time high; and 92 … (read more)