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Graduate urges lawmakers to keep Higher Education Trust Fund for students, not a UVM building
House and Senate Appropriations Committees · February 13, 2026
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Summary
A recent graduate told the Appropriations committees that using $15 million from the Higher Education Trust Fund to pay for a UVM facility would undermine the Free Degree Promise; he urged lawmakers to make the promise permanent instead of spending trust funds on capital projects.
Donovan Arnold, who said he earned an associate degree debt-free through the Free Degree Promise, told the joint Appropriations committees he is concerned that the governor’s proposal would use $15 million from the Higher Education Trust Fund to…
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