The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Michael Haedicke, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine and a faculty fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Mitchell Center faculty fellow, titled “Producers and regulators must […]
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Michael Howard, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News about COVID prevention and policy in the post-pandemic period. Howard is also a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges […]
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The Concord Monitor published an opinion piece expressing appreciation of Ngo Vinh Long, a former professor of history at the University of Maine who died October 2022 after a brief illness.
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Michael Socolow, associate professor at the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism, wrote an article for The Conversation about the importance of archiving media history. “Recognizing the need to preserve radio and TV’s past marks an essential first step, so that the future will be properly informed about how we lived and communicated […]
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Stacey Duran, MacKayla Faloon, Mariah Lockhart, Angela Rothwell and Emily White — all University of Maine seniors graduating with degrees in social work — wrote an opinion piece for CentralMaine.com about paid family and medical leave for Mainers.
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Brian Pitman, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine and a member of the Maine Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News about why Mainers should care about Georgia’s “Cop City,” a proposed $90 million training ground for police and firefighters that includes a mock […]
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Sarah Bishop, a student at the University of Maine who will graduate in May with a master’s degree in social work, wrote an opinion piece for the Sun Journal about why social work loan forgiveness makes sense for Maine. “Without loans, earning my degree would have been unobtainable, but I fear that repaying those loans […]
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Karyn Sporer, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, and Robert Glover, associate professor of political science and honors, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News about how Maine governor Janet Mills should take an ambitious approach to address opioid addiction in the state. “With 2023 in its infancy, Mainers are […]
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Nicholas Giudice, a professor of spatial computing at the University of Maine, and UMaine Ph.D. candidate Paul Fink wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News about how disability rights advocates improved voting for all Mainers this election season. “The measures taken to enable accessibility are worth the effort, as they have net effects […]
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Norm O’Reilly, dean of the University of Maine Graduate School of Business School, co-wrote an opinion piece for The Globe and Mail with Rick Burton, professor of sport management at Syracuse University, about Hockey Canada rebuilding its image after scandal. “As professionals who have spent most of our lives working, analyzing and consulting for sports […]
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