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65-719: Old Mill (historically known as the Main College Building ) is the oldest campus building of the University of Vermont (UVM), located along the central-eastern side of the " University Green " in Burlington, Vermont . The building was constructed in 1825 on the same site as its predecessor, which had burned down in 1824. The original Main College building was constructed in 1801–02 by the architect and master builder, John Johnson, who had also designed its replacement. On April 26, 1825,

130-478: A Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. The second Morrill Act (1890) was also aimed at the former Confederate states . This act required each state to show that race was not an admissions criterion, or else to designate a separate land-grant institution for African Americans. Thus, the second Morrill Act facilitated segregated education, although it also provided higher educational opportunities for African Americans who otherwise would not have had them. Among

195-446: A yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who chose to attend) of 17.1%. UVM's first-year retention rate is 88.25%, with 77.5% graduating within six years. Of the 35% of the incoming first-year class who submitted SAT scores; the middle 50% composite scores were 1270-1410. Of the 11% of enrolled first-years in 2023 who submitted ACT scores; the middle 50% composite scores were between 29 and 32. The average high school GPA

260-800: A Title VI complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish on Campus . The investigation concluded in April 2023, after the university and the Office of Civil Rights settled in a voluntary resolution. A press release from the Department of Education stated that the university failed to adequately respond to incidents. University administrators denied the allegations, insisting that they responded appropriately. The university agreed to adopt new practices around bias reporting, edit their discrimination and harassment policies, and provide extra training to staff and students, but it did not adopt

325-827: A bill establishing the United States' first agriculture college, the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, known today as Michigan State University , which served as a model for the Morrill Act. On February 8, 1853, the Illinois Legislature adopted a resolution , drafted by Turner, calling for the Illinois congressional delegation to work to enact a land-grant bill to fund a system of industrial colleges, one in each state. Senator Lyman Trumbull of Illinois believed it

390-689: A commander in the American Revolution, while in Vermont laid the cornerstone of Old Mill, which stands on University Row along with Ira Allen Chapel , Billings Library , Williams Hall, Royall Tyler Theatre, and Morrill Hall . A statue of Lafayette stands at the north end of the main green. UVM was the first American institution of higher education with a charter declaring that the "rules, regulations, and by-laws shall not tend to give preference to any religious sect or denomination whatsoever". In 1871, UVM defied custom and admitted two women as students. It

455-437: A length of 86 feet (26 m)), known as the "Middle College" was erected between the two in 1829. Each of the buildings was constructed about 7–8 feet apart to prevent fire from destroying the entire facility, as had occurred previously in 1824. In 1846, the buildings were connected, however they were not accessible to one another within. The building has undergone substantial renovations several times. Major renovations include

520-420: A longstanding tradition of student-led activism , playing a key role in movements for civil rights , environmental justice , and divestment from fossil fuels . It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". In 2024 , the university attracted $ 266 million in research and development funding. It is one of the original eight Public Ivies . Athletically, UVM’s teams, known as

585-554: A modernization effort in 1882–83, designed by J. J. R. Randall , 1918 (after a fire had struck South College), 1957–58 (with the addition of Lafayette Hall to South College), and in 1995–97 (with the addition of the Annex). Old Mill was added to National Register of Historic Places as part of " University Green Historic District " on April 14, 1975. John Broza, an alum of UVM, proposed a stamp with Old Mill depicted on it. The stamp entered circulation in 1991, where John attended and signed

650-530: A trustee of the university from 1865 to 1898. In 1924, UVM's WCAX, now called WVMT , sent out the first radio broadcast in Vermont. It was run by UVM students and faculty before being sold in 1931. WCAX is now the call sign of a commercial television station . A new radio station was set up in 1955, dubbed WRUV . It currently runs a FM broadcast at 90.1 MHz and an internet stream at wruv.org . The station, run by students, faculty, and local community members, dubs itself Burlington's Better Alternative . It

715-524: Is also home to the Center for Rural Studies. The college also offers programs in conjunction with the college of arts and sciences. Students who choose these majors, such as Biological Sciences, can choose between either college. As a land-grant college, UVM receives an annual grant under the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service to provide agricultural research services to

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780-436: Is known for playing a wide range of music, boasting "the largest catalog in the State of Vermont" at over 50,000 albums. In the second half of the 20th century, UVM gained a reputation for its political activism , and struggles ensued on campus between student and faculty activists and the university administration. In 1953, the university's board of trustees ousted Alex B. Novikoff , a tenured professor and cell biologist in

845-622: The Catamounts , compete in NCAA Division I , primarily in the America East Conference and Hockey East Association . The university fields 18 varsity teams, and has a strong reputation in alpine skiing . UVM has produced numerous Olympians , as well as notable alumni in politics, along with being a producer of Fulbright Scholars , Truman Scholars , Goldwater Scholars , and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The University of Vermont

910-582: The College of Medicine , over his association with the Communist Party . In March 1957, student protests against a motel owner who refused service to an African-American woman led the Vermont General Assembly to outlaw discrimination in public accommodations. UVM held an annual " Kake Walk " where students wore blackface for 73 years, until the practice was abolished in 1969 under pressure from

975-474: The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University is available); biochemistry; biological science; community entrepreneurship; community and international development; dietetics, nutrition and food sciences; ecological agriculture; environmental science; environmental studies; microbiology; molecular genetics; plant biology; public communication; and sustainable landscape horticulture. The college

1040-605: The Darfur genocide , and divestment from cluster munitions and depleted uranium weapons in 2009, during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars . In 2013 and 2016, trustees rejected calls to divest from fossil fuels. On July 1, 2019, Suresh Garimella was appointed UVM's 27th president. Under his tenure, the university faced record enrollment and a 50 percent increase in research funding to $ 250 million; however, he has been criticized for his public relations with students and faculty. In 2021,

1105-512: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology ), nearly all of the land-grant colleges are public. (Cornell University, while private, administers several state-supported statutory colleges that fulfill its public land-grant mission to the state of New York.) To maintain their status as land-grant colleges, a number of programs are required to be maintained by the college. These include programs in agriculture and engineering , as well as

1170-477: The Robert Larner College of Medicine , and offers more than 100 undergraduate majors alongside a range of graduate and professional programs. Vermont's largest hospital complex, the University of Vermont Medical Center , has its primary facility on campus. Known as one of the most sustainable campuses in the U.S, the university has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. UVM is also recognized by

1235-676: The Robert Larner College of Medicine , the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Social Services, the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the Graduate College, the Grossman School of Business, and the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources . The Patrick Leahy Honors College does not confer its own degrees; instead, students concurrently enroll in one of

1300-591: The United States Military Academy , on fortress construction, and their instructors were the authors of most engineering texts of the day. The Morrill Act changed all of that. Though the Congressional debates about the Act were largely focused on benefits to agriculture, the mechanic arts were specifically included in the Act's language, meaning applied sciences and engineering . The Act prohibited spending

1365-432: The endowment on constructing buildings as expensive and unnecessary, so instead the tools for engineering education increased, such as textbooks, laboratories and equipment. The number of engineers skyrocketed. Whereas in 1866 there were around 300 American men who had graduated with engineering degrees and only six reputable colleges granting them, just four years later there were 21 colleges offering engineering degrees and

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1430-460: The Center on Disability and Community Inclusion. Studies leading to a master's degree or doctorate (Ed.D. or Ph.D.) also are offered. In 1804, John Pomeroy began teaching students in his house in Burlington, as the first medical department at a state college or university . In 1822, the College of Medicine was established as the seventh medical school in the United States, founded by Pomeroy and

1495-631: The College of Nursing and Health Sciences, as well as the physicians , and other health care providers at the University of Vermont Medical Center. The library also meets the health sciences information needs of the university's undergraduate and graduate programs and is open to the residents of the state of Vermont with health sciences information questions. The College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UVM comprises four departments: Biomedical and Health Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Nursing, and Rehabilitation and Movement Science, as well as

1560-651: The Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. It also features three research centers: the Transportation Research Center, the Complex Systems Center and the Vermont Advanced Computing Center. The college has about 1400 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 85 faculty members. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) offers programs in animal science (early admission to

1625-721: The District of Columbia and the "1994 land-grant colleges" for Native Americans were also awarded cash by Congress in lieu of land to achieve "land-grant" status. In imitation of the land-grant colleges ' focus on agricultural and mechanical research, Congress later established programs of sea grant colleges (aquatic research, in 1966), urban grant colleges (urban research, in 1985), space grant colleges (space research, in 1988), and sun grant colleges (sustainable energy research, in 2003). Starting in 1887, Congress also funded agricultural experiment stations and various categories of agricultural and veterinary research "under direction of"

1690-966: The Institute of Integrative Health, a shared program with the Robert Larner College of Medicine offering a Certificate in Integrative Healthcare.Some of these undergraduate degrees prepare students to enter graduate degree programs for Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, or a doctorate of physical therapy program. The college also utilizes clinical facilities at the UVM Medical Center (formerly known as Fletcher Allen Health Care). The Patrick Leahy Honors College sponsors opportunities for students to participate in co-curricular programs and extracurricular activities — special symposia, dinners with visiting scholars, and trips to museums and theaters in Montreal and Boston. Faculty are selected from throughout

1755-575: The United States into a position of leader in technical education. Before the Civil War, American colleges primarily trained students in classical studies and the liberal arts . For the most part, only the relatively affluent could afford higher education, and entrance requirements often required proficiency in the dead languages of Latin and Ancient Greek . The first Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees, which typically required no Latin, came into being around 1850. American engineers were mostly educated at

1820-409: The census of 1860. This land, or the proceeds from its sale, was to be used toward establishing and funding the educational institutions described above. Under provision six of the Act, "No State while in a condition of rebellion or insurrection against the government of the United States shall be entitled to the benefit of this act," in reference to the recent secession of several Southern states and

1885-647: The ceremony. Today, Old Mill is home to the Departments of English, Economics, Geography, Religion, and Political Science. It is also host to the Programs for Women's Studies, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (ALANA), and Global and Regional Studies; the Center for Holocaust Studies; the Humanities Center; and the John Dewey Lounge. University of Vermont UVM comprises ten colleges and schools, including

1950-400: The contemporaneously raging American Civil War . However, after the war, in the 1870s, Mississippi, Virginia, and South Carolina each assigned one African American college land grant status; these were, respectively, Alcorn University, Hampton Institute, and Claflin University. In 1890 the 1862 Act was extended to the former Confederate states (see below for more detailed information), and it

2015-477: The cornerstone for North College was laid by Vermont Governor Cornelius P. Van Ness . Two months later on June 29, General Lafayette laid the cornerstone for South College during his visit to Burlington while on his national tour . In 1825, the Main College consisted of two three-story 75 feet (23 m) x 36 feet (11 m) buildings known as the "North and South Colleges". A third three-story building (with

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2080-730: The creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land, often obtained from Native American tribes through treaty, cession, or seizure. The Morrill Act of 1862 (12 Stat. 503 (1862) later codified as 7 U.S.C.   § 301 et seq.) was enacted during the American Civil War , and the Morrill Act of 1890 (the Agricultural College Act of 1890 (26  Stat.   417 , later codified as 7 U.S.C.   § 321 et seq.)) expanded this model. For 20 years prior to

2145-467: The demands of the complainant. The Department of Education did not make a finding of guilt or wrongdoing or create new federal policy in closing the investigation. In October 2023, UVM's Division of Safety and Compliance abruptly canceled a planned guest lecture by Palestinian author Mohammed El-Kurd , citing an inability to provide adequate "safety and security" for the event. An investigative report by Seven Days found no evidence of threats related to

2210-417: The early to mid-19th century the federal government, through 162 violence-backed cessions, expropriated approximately 10.7 million acres of land from 245 tribal nations and divided it into roughly 80,000 parcels for redistribution. Under the act, each eligible state received 30,000 acres (120 km ) of federal land, either within or contiguous to its boundaries, for each member of congress the state had as of

2275-648: The event. The university's graduate students voted to unionize with the UAW in March 2024. In April 2024, UVM's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine established a protest encampment on the Andrew Harris Commons, demanding transparency in the university's endowment and divestment from "all weapons manufacturers, Israeli companies, and companies involved in the occupation of historic Palestine.” They also demanded that

2340-519: The first introduction of the bill in 1857, there was a political movement calling for the creation of agriculture colleges. The movement was led by Professor Jonathan Baldwin Turner of Illinois College . For example, the Michigan Constitution of 1850 called for the creation of an "agricultural school", though it was not until February 12, 1855, that Michigan Governor Kinsley S. Bingham signed

2405-465: The funding boost needed for the fledgling State Agricultural College and Model Farm (eventually renamed Iowa State University of Science and Technology). The first land-grant institution actually created under the Act was Kansas State University , which was established on February 16, 1863, and opened on September 2, 1863. The land grant colleges transformed engineering education in America and boosted

2470-586: The humanities, the sciences, engineering, nursing, medicine, education, business and more. In May 2023, the college was renamed in honor of former U.S. senator Patrick Leahy . From its origins in the School of Natural Resources (originally established in 1973), the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR) was created in 2003. The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources seeks to cultivate an appreciation and understanding of ecological and social processes and values aimed at maintaining

2535-461: The integrity of natural systems and achieving a sustainable human community in harmony with the natural environment. The Rubenstein School targets three general areas of emphasis for scholarly pursuit: 1. Applied Ecology; 2. Environment & Society; and 3. Development & Use of Innovative Tools (e.g. GIS, spatial analysis, and modeling). Morrill Land-Grant Acts The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for

2600-470: The land-grant colleges was: without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactic, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life. From

2665-431: The land-grant universities. Congress later recognized the need to disseminate the knowledge gained at the land-grant colleges to farmers and homemakers. The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 started federal funding of cooperative extension , with the land-grant universities' agents being sent to virtually every county of every state. In some states, the annual federal appropriations to the land-grant college under these laws exceed

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2730-520: The largest single gift in the university's history. In 2023 , Corporate Knights ranked the Grossman School as the 5th best MBA program in the world for social and environmental impact. As of 2024 , according to the Princeton Review , the Grossman School has the 2nd best Green MBA in the United States. CEMS is home to five ABET-accredited engineering programs—Biomedical, Civil, Environmental, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering—in addition to

2795-492: The medical educator Nathan Smith . UVM enrolls approximately 100 medical students in each class; there are approximately 400 medical students. The University of Vermont Medical Center is the primary site of clinical education. The College of Medicine currently ranks tied for 29th for overall quality in primary care training among the country's 89 programs ranked by U.S. News & World Report for 2016 and 43rd out of 120 in 2019 . On October 21, 2016, Joe Biden visited

2860-507: The outer ring "Collegiumque Agriculturae" in the inner one, noting the establishment of the College of Agriculture in 1865. Offering over 100 undergraduate majors, the university comprises seven undergraduate colleges, an honors college, a graduate college, and a medical college. The University of Vermont is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . Bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs are offered through

2925-474: The passage of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862 ), emerging as the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College. The university was granted 150,000 acres, which it sold for $ 122,626. Much of the initial funding and planning for the university was undertaken by Ira Allen , who is honored as UVM's founder. Allen donated a 50-acre (20 ha) parcel of land for establishment of

2990-468: The seventy colleges and universities which eventually evolved from the Morrill Acts are several of today's historically Black colleges and universities . Though the 1890 Act granted cash instead of land, it granted colleges under that act the same legal standing as the 1862 Act colleges; hence the term "land-grant college" properly applies to both groups. Later on, other colleges such as the University of

3055-497: The state of Vermont. UVM's College of Education and Social Services (CESS) offers degrees in teacher education, human development & family science, and social work. Minors are also available in American Sign Language, special education, and education for cultural and linguistic diversity. The college comprises the Department of Leadership and Developmental Sciences, Department of Education, Department of Social Work, and

3120-402: The student body and the community. In 1972 the board of trustees intervened again to deny tenure to Michael Parenti , a popular Marxist political science professor who drew ire from the authorities due to his participation in anti-war demonstrations. The board overrode the recommendation of the faculty, the deans' council and the administration. Parenti later brought a federal suit against

3185-469: The tools to succeed in all academic endeavors. It offers 45 areas of study in the humanities, fine arts, formal sciences, social sciences, and natural sciences. UVM's Grossman School of Business is accredited by the AACSB International and offers undergraduate and graduate programs. In 2015, the school was renamed Grossman School of Business in honor of a $ 20 million gift from alumnus Steven Grossman,

3250-443: The total number of engineers graduated had tripled to 866. The following decade added another 2,249 engineers, and by 1911 the United States was graduating 3,000 engineers a year, with a total of 38,000 in the work force. At the time, Germany was graduating 1,800 engineers per year. The US had become the leader in technical education just 50 years after passage of the Morrill Act. With a few exceptions (including Cornell University and

3315-440: The university administration imposed budget cuts that terminated three departments, 12 majors, 11 minors and four master’s degree programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. In 2020, under pressure from a student campaign, UVM trustees voted unanimously to divest from fossil fuels by July 2023. In 2022, the U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into the university's response to antisemitism on campus based on

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3380-649: The university campus to discuss Cancer Moonshot . The largest medical library in Vermont, the Charles A. Dana Library, is the Vermont Resource Library of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and serves the information needs of the Academic Health Center at the University of Vermont. The Academic Health Center is composed of the faculty, staff and students at UVM's College of Medicine and

3445-539: The university cancel a planned commencement speech by Linda Thomas-Greenfield . The university first adopted an official seal in 1807. The seal depicts the sun rising over the Green Mountains with the original college edifice, now the remodeled Old Mill. It includes a diagram of Euclid 's "windmill proof" of the Pythagorean theorem , a globe, and a sextant . It includes the motto "Universitas V. Montis. A.D. 1791" in

3510-504: The university to participate in the college as lecturers in a first-year ethics course and advanced seminars, as participants in reading groups, as speakers at the Plenary Lecture Series, and as mentors to honors students conducting research. Through a required ethics course, small seminars, informal gatherings, and special research projects, students work alongside scholars from a section of the university's academic disciplines in

3575-424: The university yielded one third of the total grant revenues generated by all the states, even though New York received only one-tenth of the 1862 land grant. Overall, the 1862 Morrill Act allocated 17,400,000 acres (70,000 km ) of land, which when sold yielded a collective endowment of $ 7.55 million. On September 12, 1862, the state of Iowa was the first to accept the terms of the Morrill Act which provided

3640-483: The university's seven undergraduate colleges. As of 2024 , U.S. News & World Report ' s annual university rankings place UVM as tied for 61st among public universities and tied for 121st nationally. In 2024 , Forbes ' America's Top Colleges list ranked UVM 181st overall out of 500 private and public colleges and universities in America, and also ranks it 79th among public universities and 129th among research universities. The University of Vermont

3705-640: The university, which was settled out of court for $ 15,000. In the 1980s, the university faced increasing pressure from the student body to divest from companies doing business in apartheid South Africa . Student protests against investment in apartheid culminated in the construction of a "shantytown" on the green across from the Waterman building on October 12, 1985. On December 6, the board voted 12-7 to divest. UVM has undertaken several other divestment actions due to advocacy from student groups, including divestment from " Sudan -friendly" companies in 2006, during

3770-423: The university. Most of this land has been maintained as the university's main green, where stands a statue of Allen. The citizens of Burlington helped fund the university's first edifice. When it was destroyed by fire in 1824, they also paid for its replacement. This building came to be known as " Old Mill " for its resemblance to New England mills of the time. The Marquis de Lafayette , a French general who became

3835-469: Was 3.85. UVM is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". For the 2024 fiscal year, UVM attracted $ 266 million in research and development funding. Research expenditures topped $ 216 million in 2022 . The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college, with the greatest number of students, faculty, and staff. The college also offers the bulk of the foundational courses to help ensure that students all over campus have

3900-646: Was advisable that the bill should be introduced by an eastern congressman, and two months later Representative Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont introduced his bill. Unlike the Turner Plan, which provided an equal grant to each state, the Morrill bill allocated land based on the number of senators and representatives each state had in Congress. This was more advantageous to the more populous eastern states. The Morrill Act

3965-500: Was eventually extended to every state and territory, including those created after 1862. If the federal land within a state was insufficient to meet that state's land grant, the state was issued scrip which authorized the state to select federal lands in other states to fund its institution. For example, New York carefully selected valuable timber land in Wisconsin to fund Cornell University . The resulting management of this scrip by

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4030-453: Was first proposed in 1857, and was passed by Congress in 1859, but it was vetoed by President James Buchanan . In 1861, Morrill resubmitted the act with the amendment that the proposed institutions would teach military tactics as well as engineering and agriculture. Aided by the secession of many states that did not support the plans, the reconfigured Morrill Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The purpose of

4095-441: Was founded as a private university in 1791, the same year Vermont became the fourteenth U.S. state. The university enrolled its first students ten years later. Its first president, Daniel C. Sanders, was hired in 1800, and served as the sole faculty member for seven years. Instruction began in 1801, and the first class graduated in 1804. In 1865, the university merged with Vermont Agricultural College (chartered November 22, 1864, after

4160-492: Was ranked 40th on a list published by BusinessWeek.com of the top 50 U.S. colleges and universities whose bachelor's degree graduates earn the highest salaries. Undergraduate admissions are classified as "more selective", indicating that test score data for first-year students is in the 80th to 100th percentile of selectivity among all baccalaureate institutions. For the class of 2026, UVM received 28,236 applications, accepting 16,947 (60.0%). Of those accepted, 2,896 enrolled,

4225-416: Was the first American university to admit women (1875) and African Americans (1877) into Phi Beta Kappa , the country's oldest collegiate academic honor society. Justin Smith Morrill , a U.S. Representative (1855–1867), and Senator (1867–1898) from Vermont, author of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that created federal funding for establishing the U.S. land-grant colleges and universities, served as

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