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Honors student Sarah Denslow awarded prestigious Killam Fellowship Award

Ms. Sarah Denslow, a third-year student at the University of Maine, has been granted a Killam Fellowships-Maple Leaf Foundation Award to study at the University of Ottawa for the 2011-2012 academic year. An Honors College Sophomore, Sarah is majoring in International Affairs and French.  She was awarded one of fifteen Killam Fellowships awarded to undergraduates […]

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TD Bank Financial Group provides sponsorship to the Canadian-American Center

TD Bank Financial Group has provided most generous sponsorship to the Canadian-American Center for an international conference on “Cross-Border Economic Integration in the Northeast: Current Status, Future Prospects.”  The conference is  scheduled tentatively for fall 2011.  The Center is most grateful to TD Bank for its support.

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“An Evening with Sheila Watt-Cloutier” highlights

On March 29th, The University of Maine welcomed Sheila Watt-Cloutier.  Two events were on the schedule for Sheila, to which each event was a huge success.  Over 80 students and faculty attended the Student Seminar at Wells Conference Center.   The Q&A style session was attended by both graduate and undergraduate students.  In the evening, over […]

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Oral Defense- Stefano Tijerina

Stefano Tijerina, a current recipient of the Canadian-American Center Assistantship and Doctor of Philosophy in History April 15th, 8:30 – 10:30 am 48 Stodder Hall

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Canadian Studies Course Development Awards

The Canadian-American Center is pleased to announce a new competition for Canadian Studies Course Development Awards.  As a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center on Canada, the Canadian-American Center is committed to expanding the breadth and depth of teaching on Canada at the University of Maine.  To fulfill that aim, the Center […]

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Canadian-American Center presents Inuit Climate Change Activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier

On March 29th, UMaine welcomes…. Sheila Watt-Cloutier Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and World Leader on Global Climate Change and Human Rights Sheila Watt-Cloutier changed the discourse on climate change; it’s a human rights issue. Sheila Watt-Cloutier is in the business of changing public opinion into public policy.  Experienced in working with global decision makers for […]

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Competition for 2011 Summer FLAS awards announced

Summer FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Awards at The University of Maine The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Resource Center on Canada. As part of its mission, the Center provides federally-funded, Academic Year and Summer FLAS (Foreign Language and Areas Studies) […]

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