Joyce Judy: Higher education is a necessity, not a privilege

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Joyce Judy, of Waterbury, the president of Community College of Vermont since 2009. She is a member of the New England Board of Higher Education Executive Board, the Vermont Public Radio Board of Trustees, the UVM Health Network/Central Vermont Medical Center Board of Trustees, the Vermont Higher Education Council, and the Vermont Business Roundtable.
In this time of heightened dialogue around the future of higher education in Vermont, I am compelled to