This May, sponsored by the Canadian-American Center, director Frederic Rondeau and center staff took students to Quebec for a week long francophone language immersion course. Students visited important cultural sites throughout the region, including the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Assemblée nationale du Québec, the Wendake indigenous site of the Huron-Wendat Nation, and […]
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Grants up to $4000 for UMaine Faculty The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine invites faculty to submit proposals for Canadian studies course development grants. Proposals for graduate and undergraduate courses are welcome from full-time faculty in all relevant disciplines. Which proposals are eligible for funding? Proposals may use funds for one of the […]
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Dr. Stefano Tijernina, Canadian Studies Faculty at Maine Business School, will be conducting a field trip to Montreal, Quebec November 10-13, 2022 with students from his courses that focus on Canadian-U.S. economics and business. They will network with Concordia University’s business school and explore the business culture of Montreal via customer service, use of space, […]
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Dr. Mark McLaughlin, department of History, and professor for the Introduction to Canadian Studies course at the University of Maine recently lead a course-related, weekend field trip to Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, Canada. Joining Dr. McLaughlin were students from his course, Dr. Howard Cody (professor emerita), and Dr. Hollie Adams from the department […]
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Grants up to $4000 for UMaine Faculty The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine invites faculty to submit proposals for Canadian studies course development grants. Proposals for graduate and undergraduate courses are welcome from full-time faculty in all relevant disciplines. Which proposals are eligible for funding? Proposals may use funds for one of the […]
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Join the Canadian-American Center in welcoming Dr. Bernard Perley from the University of British Columbia as he presents “Whose Home and Whose Native Land?” during Dr. Karl Trautman’s POS 243 course, Canadian Government and Politics, to be held Thursday, February 24th, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 Pm EST. The presentation will be given virtually […]
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During the Spring of 2022, a new course will be available which provides a historical background to the development of the Canadian political system, POS 243. Introduces the institutions and processes of Canadian government, federalism, political parties, and interest groups. Considers major public policy issues in contemporary Canada. Fulfills general education requirements in “social contexts […]
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Proposals from four UMaine faculty were selected for revision with course development grants: Dr. Hollie Adams (English) will redesign Canadian Literature (ENG 336) as a topics course in Canadian Literary Modernism. Karen Miller, M.A. (Anthropology) will revise Introduction to Folklore (ANT 221) and The U.S. Folklore Experience (ANT 330) to include significant Canadian content. In addition, she will assign students in […]
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The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine invites faculty to submit proposals for Canadian studies course development grants up to $4000. Proposals for graduate and undergraduate courses are welcome from full-time faculty in all relevant disciplines. Proposals may use funds for one of the following: create a new course in Canadian studies (100% Canadian […]
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