UMaine President’s Goals Lauded in Editorial
An editorial in the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel praised UMaine President Paul Ferguson’s recently released “Blue Sky Project: Reaffirming Public Higher Education at Maine’s Flagship University” report and endorsed the president’s observation that UMaine can do more to inform the public about the university’s strengths and contributions to the state. The Blue Sky plan calls for increased student enrollment and retention initiatives, among other ideas. The editorial also said the state should fully support UMaine’s research and development programs, which bring in more than $100 million a year in federal
funds, most of which are dispersed throughout the state economy.
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