Castleton closes Polling Institute, eliminates two dean positions

Woodruff Hall at Castleton University. Photo Wikimedia Commons
The state’s only polling institute is among the casualties as Castleton University seeks to address a $1.5 million budget gap. Two dean positions have also been eliminated.
School faculty returned from Presidents Week break last month to news that some positions would be cut by the end of the year.
Castleton spokesperson Jeff Weld said Tuesday that the university had cut the positions of Dean of Administration Scott Dykman and