Some students at public universities pay more for housing than they do for tuition. Vermont's flagship university is funding new off-campus apartments to ease the way.
University of Vermont students are providing hands-on help to rural towns in the state. It's part of a trend to help build bridges between higher education and rural communities.
A decade after Vermont's governor dedicated his annual State of the State speech to the opioid epidemic, there's been some progress. But it's overshadowed by record-breaking fatal overdoses.
The shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vt., is being investigated as a possible hate crime. A man pleaded not guilty to attempted murder on Monday.