The University of Vermont has renamed its Hills Agricultural Sciences Building and accompanying rural partnerships program after Democratic former U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy.

Vermont's flagship university is funding new off-campus apartments to ease the way. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Housing costs and tight rental markets are creating new barriers to higher education.

Students returned to Vermont State University on Monday after the unsolved murder of a retired dean near the school last week. There were no classes at the Castleton campus Thursday because of ...