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UMaine students attend Model United Nations Conference in Montreal

Students from the UMaine International Affairs Association recently traveled to Montreal, QC to participate in the Model United Nations Conference at McGill University. The Canadian-American Center contributed $500 toward their trip expenses. You can read more about the students’ experience here.

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La contre-culture au Quebec

Just published: La contre-culture au Quebec

Frederic Rondeau’s latest publication, La contre-culture au Québec, has been published by University of Montreal Press. The volume is an edited collection of texts concerning the Quebec counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Click here for more information or to order!

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The Golden Age of American Pictorial Maps

Our own director, Dr. Stephen Hornsby, has curated an exhibition of pictorial maps to be displayed at the Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine. The exhibition will open on Thursday, April 7. Click here to view event details and register!

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2016-2017 Graduate Award Nominations

The Canadian-American Center is now accepting nominations for the following graduate awards: Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) Summer FLAS for intense French language study New England-Atlantic Provinces-Quebec Fellowships (NEAPQ) Canadian-American Center Fellowships For more details about awards and application instructions, click here. Universal graduate award instructions may be found here. The Canadian-American Center […]

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CALL FOR PAPERS – Canada: Homeland or Hostile Land?

“Graduate students are invited to submit proposals for presentations that examine themes of inequality in Canada: the goal of this two-day conference is to provide a space for discussions of inequality in Canada broadly defined; we thus encourage students from a wide variety of disciplines to interpret this theme. Potential topics may include, but are […]

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Maps: Exploring the World featured on NPR

Map: Exploring the World, which features a map published by the Canadian-American Center, has been spotlighted by NPR’s All Things Considered! Listen/read here: ‘Map’ Is An Exquisite Record Of The Miles – And The Millennia

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Get work experience in Canada!

Current students are encouraged to apply for summer, semester, or year-long work permits allowing them to gain valuable international work experience! IENA’s “Work in Canada” program offers the following services:  Canadian work permit for up to 12 months Job search & accommodation resources Discounted travel insurance Contact Betsy Arntzen for help writing an effective application!

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