Professor Donald Wright of University of New Brunswick will present “National Symbols, Airport Kitsch, and Canadian History” at our upcoming Fall CanAm Lecture on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 12PM in the Coe Room, Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono campus. This lecture is free and open to the public, and a boxed lunch is […]
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The Historical Atlas of Maine was honored with a 2016 Maine Literary Award for Excellence in Publishing at ceremony on Thursday, May 26 at SPACE in downtown Portland. Canadian-American Center Director Prof. Stephen Hornsby and publisher Michael Alpert received the award. View photos of the event. For more information about the Atlas or to place an order, […]
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The Canadian-American Center is proud to announce that the Historical Atlas of Maine has been recognized by the American Association of Geographers as the winner of the 2016 Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography. The volume has been recognized for its rigorous yet engaging portrayal of Maine’s geography across thousands of years. For more information about […]
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• Four course development grants yield five new Canadian-content courses With funds from the Canadian-American Center’s US Department of Education Title VI grant, the Center initiated a Canadian Studies Course Development competition. This provided $16,000 (four grants of $4,000) to UMaine faculty to develop a new course on Canada or Canadian-American relations or to modify […]
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