Media Coverage of President Announcement
Several news outlets, including the Kennebec Journal and the Bangor Daily News covered Monday’s announcement that Paul W. Ferguson has been named the new president of the University of Maine. The UMaine System Board of Trustees voted on the selection during a meeting in Augusta, approving a recommendation made by Chancellor Richard Pattenaude. The Carni Times of Illinois also had a story. Ferguson is currently the provost and vice chancellor at Southern Illinois University. Maine Public Radio and the New England Cable News network also ran Associated Press stories about the new president.