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NOTE ON SOURCES: This report is updated periodically as new information comes to light, so this list may not always be 100% up to date. If you notice something missing, reach out. All sources are also embedded directly in the sections where they’re mentioned.
II. Defining Granola Culture
Niche. (n.d.). University of Vermont student life. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from
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​University of Vermont Office of Institutional Research. (2025). UVM 2025 campus climate survey data
dashboard. https://oir.w3.uvm.edu/catdat/campus/uvm-campus-climate-2025-dashboard.html
UVM questions re: academic environment, admin bad-ness? (n.d.). College Confidential.
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/uvm-questions-re-academic-environment-admin-bad-ness/3608475
III. Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied
University of Vermont [@universityofvermont]. (2024, January 24). “We’re UVM students…” [Video]. Instagram.
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Milman, M. (2025, February 12). To ski or not to ski: Accessibility and intimidation in the winter sports arena.
The Vermont Cynic. https://vtcynic.com/opinion/to-ski-or-not-to-ski-accessibility-and-intimidation-in-the-winter-sports-arena/
​​University of Vermont. (n.d.). Organizations. UVM Student Life. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from
IV. Disproportionate Exclusion
Aglio, J., & Cantrell, L. (Eds.). (2012, November 13). The water tower. UVM’s Alternative Newsmag, 12(11).
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Granola. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved August 2, 2025, from
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University of Washington. (2015, August 17). UW historian William Rorabaugh explores ’60s counterculture in
American Hippies. UW News. https://www.washington.edu/news/2015/08/17/uw-historian-william-rorabaugh-explores-60s-counterculture-in-american-hippies/
Reardon, S. (2020, September 30). It’s not just ski resorts that are white. That’s why the snow sports,
outdoor industries seek to diversify. Steamboat Pilot & Today. https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/indivisible-snow-sports-outdoor-industry-seeks-to-diversify/
Kemp-Habib, A. (2024, March 2). Can skiing solve its diversity problem? BBC Travel.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240301-can-skiing-solve-its-diversity-problem
Zarzecki, L. (n.d.). Making the Green Mountains less white. VT Sports. https://vtsports.com/making-the-
greens-less-white/
Asthana, T. (2021, October 27). Hyper visibility from the eyes of students of color. The Vermont Cynic.
https://vtcynic.com/uncategorized/hyper-visibility-from-the-eyes-of-students-of-color/
​University of Vermont Office of Institutional Research. (2025). UVM 2025 campus climate survey data
dashboard. https://oir.w3.uvm.edu/catdat/campus/uvm-campus-climate-2025-dashboard.html
Fisher, Q. (2022, September 13). Campus climate survey reveals drop in perceived inclusivity, common
ground values. The Vermont Cynic. https://vtcynic.com/news/campus-climate-survey-reveals-drop-in-perceived-inclusivity-common-ground-values/
V. Progressive Camouflage
Unigo. (n.d.). Is the stereotype of students at University of Vermont accurate? Retrieved August 6, 2025, from
Flynn, M. (Host). (2022, August 4). Why do people leave Vermont? Audio podcast episode. In Brave Little State.
Vermont Public. https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brave-little-state/2022-08-04/why-do-people-leave-vermont
DataUSA. (n.d.). University of Vermont. Retrieved August 26, 2025, from
https://datausa.io/profile/university/university-of-vermont
McLaen, H. (2022, February 24). UVM Black student enrollment drops 16.2%. Vermont Cynic.
https://vtcynic.com/news/uvm-black-student-enrollment-drops-16-2/
Keimach, A. L. (2025). Promoting belonging, empowerment, and community care for BIPOC students in the
interdisciplinary environmental sciences at UVM Honors thesis, University of Vermont. UVM ScholarWorks. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1844&context=hcoltheses
Fisher, P. (2020, October 1). Students and professors speak out about environmental racism in BTV panel.
Vermont Cynic. https://vtcynic.com/news/students-and-professors-speak-out-about-environmental-racism-in-btv-panel/
Vermont Cynic. (2017, October 9). Student cited for racist threats on campus. Vermont Cynic.
https://vtcynic.com/news/student-cited-for-racist-threats-on-campus/​
University of Vermont [@universityofvermont]. (2025, July 17). “Catamount…”
[Instagram post]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DMOT8p4tSA8
VI. Selling the Dream
Saint Michael’s College. (2015, August 6). Local marketing pro Alex Bertoni joins Saint Michael’s. Saint
Michael’s College News. https://www.smcvt.edu/about-smc/news/2015/august/local-marketing-pro-alex-bertoni-joins-saint-michaels/
Development Counsellors International & Spike Advertising. (2016, May 16). Telling the Vermont story: A 3-
year economic development marketing plan to attract and retain residents and businesses to Vermont. Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development. https://outside.vermont.gov/agency/ACCD/ACCD_Web_Docs/ED/MajorInitiatves/EDMarketingPlan/Vermont-Economic-Development-Marketing-PLAN-with-APPXs.pdf
VII. Marketing the Mold
The Vermont Cynic. (2016, March 2). After the Kake Walk: A history of UVM’s racial climate from Lattie Coor’s
presidency to the present. https://vtcynic.com/uncategorized/after-the-kake-walk-a-history-of-uvms-racial-climate-from-lattie-coors-presidency-to-the-present/
CollegeSimply. (2025, February 24). University of Vermont diversity and student demographics.
https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/vermont/university-of-vermont/students/
University of Vermont Division of Strategic Communications. (n.d.). Division of Strategic Communications.
Retrieved August 6, 2025, from https://www.uvm.edu/stratcomm
University of Vermont [@universityofvermont]. (2025, April 10). Reasons to say “yes”. [Instagram post]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DIRtfMfpn_s
University of Vermont [@universityofvermont]. (2024, January 24). “We’re UVM students…” [Video]. Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2fRLLiOapB/​​​
University of Vermont [@universityofvermont], & UVM Ski & Snowboard Club [@uvmssc]. (2025, February 25).
The time is finally here… Pipe Dreams 2025 edit [Video]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGgTbb6pNDY
University of Vermont Division of Intercultural Excellence. (n.d.). Cultural resource guide. University of
Vermont. Retrieved August 27, 2025, from http://uvm.edu/ie/cultural-resource-guide
Development Counsellors International & Spike Advertising. (2016, May 16). Telling the Vermont story: A 3-
year economic development marketing plan to attract and retain residents and businesses to Vermont. Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development. https://outside.vermont.gov/agency/ACCD/ACCD_Web_Docs/ED/MajorInitiatves/EDMarketingPlan/Vermont-Economic-Development-Marketing-PLAN-with-APPXs.pdf
VIII. Designers of the Default
Vermont Futures Project. (n.d.). Racial diversity. Retrieved August 7, 2025, from
https://vtfuturesproject.org/racial-diversity/
Ashkenas, J., Park, H., & Pearce, A. (2017, August 14). State university no more: Out-of-state enrollment and
the growing exclusion of high-achieving, low-income students at public flagship universities. Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. https://www.jkcf.org/research/state-university-no-more-out-of-state-enrollment-and-the-growing-exclusion-of-high-achieving-low-income-students-at-public-flagship-universities/
New American Economy. (2016, August). The contributions of new Americans in Vermont.
https://research.newamericaneconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/nae-vt-report.pdf
Guyette, E. A. (1993, Spring). The working lives of African Vermonters in census and literature, 1790-1870.
Vermont History, 61(2), 70-84.
Franklin, R. S. (2013). The roles of population, place, and institution in student diversity in American higher
education. Growth and Change, 44(1), 30-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12001
Jordan, D. R., Shortridge, A., & Darden, J. T. (2022). The Advancing Geography Through Diversity Program: A
framework to address the persistent underrepresentation of domestic racial and ethnic minorities in U.S. geography doctoral programs. The Professional Geographer, 74(3), 391-402. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2021.2004900
Chambers, C. R., King, B., Myers, K. A., Millea, M., & Klein, A. (2023, June 30). Beyond the kumbaya: A
reflective case study of one university’s diversity, equity, and inclusion journey. Society of Research Administrators International. https://www.srainternational.org/blogs/srai-jra2/2023/06/30/beyond-the-kumbaya-a-reflective-case-study-of-one
Achieving the Dream. (2025). Advancing success for rural learners the BCC way.
https://achievingthedream.org/advancing-success-for-rural-learners-the-bcc-way/
Study Group on University Diversity. (2007). Campus climate report. University of California Office of the
President. https://www.ucop.edu/student-equity-affairs/_files/07-campus_report.pdf
Gwayi-Chore, M.-C., Del Villar, E. L., Fraire, L. C., Waters, C., Andrasik, M. P., Pfeiffer, J., Slyker, J., Mello, S. P.,
Barnabas, R., Moise, E., & Heffron, R. (2021). “Being a person of color in this institution is exhausting”: Defining and optimizing the learning climate to support diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 642477. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.642477
Trolian, T. L., & Parker, E. T., III. (2022). Shaping students’ attitudes toward diversity: Do faculty practices and
interactions with students matter? Research in Higher Education, 63(5), 849-870. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-021-09668-2
IX. Our Curated Community
Sockin, J. (2021, August 6). Who attends community college? Penn Wharton Budget Model.
https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2021/8/6/who-attends-community-college
Income by Zip Code. (2024, December 18). Vermont income statistics for 2024.
https://www.incomebyzipcode.com/vermont
Statistical Atlas. (n.d.). Household income in the United States. Retrieved August 7, 2025, from
https://statisticalatlas.com/United-States/Household-Income
Aisch, G., Buchanan, L., Cox, A., & Quealy, K. (2017, January 18). Economic diversity and student outcomes at
the University of Vermont Interactive database. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/university-of-vermont
X. Threshold
UVM student life [Online forum thread]. (n.d.). College Confidential Forums. Retrieved August 7, 2025, from
https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/uvm-student-life/2039009
University of Vermont. (n.d.). POCO. UVM Clubs. Retrieved August 7, 2025, from