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Bernthewalldown t1_j9zuq6a wrote

Vermont needs to dump millions into the VSU system, to make it competitive with other state’s state-school systems, or else this VSU move was just to watch a bunch of schools slowly die under one flag.

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SaveOurLibrariesVSU OP t1_j9zwh1l wrote

I agree, they say they have to consider how they attract future students (I mean, so much for us current students, but whatever). I won't pretend I know how money moves around at the state levels, but surely prioritizing funding public universities, and making improvements to draw in both local and out-of-state students, not to mention international, should be an obvious economical move? Whereas right now, current students are transferring, future students are looking elsewhere, and communities who benefit from college resources and income are facing serious economic consequences.

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Bernthewalldown t1_j9zyga9 wrote

I cannot agree more about how vital Vermont’s state university system is to it’s success and it’s prosperity. Like you said, we are currently seeing the harsh realities of not supporting it, and those consequences could take generations to fix if they collapse due to neglect. Vermont needs to prioritize this, along with affordable housing, if we are ever to see Vermont be what we all know it can be.

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