The Vermont State University System officially launched on July 1, bringing Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College together as one public institution spread across three campuses. But mere months later, cuts are already looming at VTSU. Plans to consolidate the three universities into one have been in the works since late 2020. And when the Board of Trustees for the Vermont State College System signed off in early 2021 on a plan to merge the three campuses, administrators had significant leeway to make changes amid the transition to VTSU.
