UVM union criticizes ‘obsession with image’, and larger classes, fewer faculty

Members of UVM’s faculty union, United Academics, which is in contract negotiations with administration. File photo by Kelsey Neubauer/VTDigger
BURLINGTON — University of Vermont’s faculty union is concerned about cuts in the number of non-tenured lecturers ahead, the cancellation of classes this semester and stalled contract negotiations.At an event last week, the union said a national trend in higher education that puts an emphasis on marketing and high end infrastructure at