BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 25 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: By Joshua Defibaugh Retired U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy is donating his personal Senate papers to the University of Vermont's Jack and Shirley Silver Special Collections Library, joining a rich tradition of Vermont public servants donating their personal records to UVM. Leahy's papers -- a physical record of the culmination of 48 years in public office -- will be archived and made available to UVM students, fa  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Aug. 23 -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release: Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) has named Jessica Brown as the new director of its Center for Justice Reform. The Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law and Graduate School exists to transform the ways communities engage with each other, respond to harm and pursue justice. In her new capacity as director, Brown will lead efforts to address deficiencies in our justice systems and to train the   more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 24 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: The M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), today launched the second phase of its Amplify Fund which provides support to nonprofit initiatives in legacy People's United communities that benefit low- and moderate-income communities and underrepresented populations. This new request for proposals (RFP) seeks nonprofit collaboratives focused on  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Eight Middlebury College students have been named recipients of Kellogg Fellowships to pursue research in the humanities. Each fellow will receive $5,000 to support travel and research expenses for senior work related to their major program of study. Lisa Gates, associate dean for fellowships and research, noted that the Kellogg Fellowship provides students in humanities disciplines and areas of humanistic i  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: As a high school student in Los Angeles, Claudia Etrillard '25 wanted to attend a college in a rural area with a reputation for leading on environmental issues. She also wanted the opportunity to conduct research that resulted in meaningful sustainability solutions. Middlebury checked all of the boxes. The solutions piece unfolded this summer when Etrillard and 11 other students worked on research-based proj  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Aug. 24 -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Attending Middlebury's Betty Ashbury Jones MA '86 School of French changed the way Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates thought about language and his life. His only regret is not having the same transformative experience while studying language as a middle school student growing up in Baltimore. "The saddest part for me was growing up in Baltimore at a very difficult time," said the award-winning author. "If I could have understoo  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Lycoming College welcomed several new faculty members to campus for the 2023-24 academic year, bringing a breadth of knowledge to classrooms at the nationally-recognized liberal arts and sciences institution. New faculty members include: * Kira Braham, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, earned a bachelor's degree from Kent State University, a master's degree from the University of Vermont, and a doctorate f  more

BERLIN, Vermont, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED) today announced that businesses and nonprofits that suffered physical damage from the July floods have been awarded $400,000 in Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) grants to date. The $20 million BEGAP program is intended to support the reopening of businesses impacted by the floods. "This first wa  more

BERLIN, Vermont, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Governor Phil Scott today announced recipients of $3.6 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding. $2.6 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) federal funding was awarded through the Vermont Community Development Program, as well as $500,000 in Recovery Housing Program (RHP) funds, and $500,000 in CDBG CARES Act (CDBG-CV) monies. This funding wi  more