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UVM president asks House Education for inflation aid, cancer center support and backing for multipurpose center
Summary
University of Vermont President Marlene Trump told the House Education Committee on Feb. 4 that UVM needs a 3% inflationary increase, $1,000,000 a year for five years for the UVM Cancer Center, and legislative support for a $15,000,000 multipurpose center while emphasizing tuition access, research growth and workforce training.
Marlene Trump, the new president of the University of Vermont, told the House Education Committee on Feb. 4 that the university is seeking a 3% inflationary increase aligned with the governor's budget, $1,000,000 per year for five years to support the UVM Cancer Center, and legislative backing for a governor-proposed $15,000,000 contribution to a multipurpose center.
Trump said the requests are meant to protect need-based aid, sustain tuition discounts for in-state medical students and expand extension services to all 14 counties. "We have requested in alignment with the governor's budget proposal, a 3% inflationary increase," she told committee members, laying out how the funds would be applied.
The president framed the funding requests within a broader strategic plan she will present to the UVM board soon. She highlighted access measures the university already provides: "for a family that makes less…
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