{"id":12509,"date":"2025-06-02T14:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T18:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/?page_id=12509"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:31:42","slug":"about-the-canadian-american-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/about-the-canadian-american-center\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Canadian-American Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_1ed735-b3\">About the Canadian-American Center<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine is one of the leading institutes for the study of Canada in the United States.&nbsp;&nbsp; Designated as a National Resource Center on Canada by the United States Department of Education in 1979, the Center coordinates an extensive program of undergraduate and graduate Canadian Studies education;&nbsp; helps support a major research library on Canada;&nbsp; promotes cross-border research in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and professions;&nbsp; and directs the outreach programs to state, regional, and national audiences.&nbsp; The Canadian-American Center is a founding member of the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_eefaf0-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_eefaf0-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_eefaf0-25\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_eefaf0-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_eefaf0-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_eefaf0-25\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_eefaf0-25 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_a80663-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_a80663-97\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_a80663-97 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12509_a80663-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_a80663-97\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading12509_a80663-97 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12509_a80663-97\">Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Rondeau<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Director, Canadian-American Center<br>frederic.rondeau@maine.edu<br>207.581.4228<br>Associate Professor of French<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Establishing <\/strong>the Canadian-American Center reflects both local and national needs. At the local level, ties between Maine and Canada are long-standing and varied. Although part of New England, the state of Maine is virtually surrounded by the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick. &nbsp; And, almost half of the state\u2019s population has ancestral roots in Canada.&nbsp; Economic connections, from energy to tourism, are close, and environmental issues frequently demand international cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More broadly, Americans need to know much more about Canada.&nbsp; Growing integration of the U.S. and Canadian economies aided by the North American Free Trade Agreement;&nbsp; common environmental concerns, particularly over-harvesting of natural resources and pollution of common waterways and airspace;&nbsp; and long-standing social and cultural ties are significant reasons for studying the Canadian-American relationship.&nbsp; In addition, many Canadian developments have considerable relevance for the United States, including the continuing debate in Canada about the place of minority languages and cultures in confederation;&nbsp; the role of the Canadian government in social and welfare issues;&nbsp; the emphasis that Canada has placed on international organizations and multilateral cooperation;&nbsp; and the valiant efforts made by Canadians to develop a distinctive cultural tradition in the face of homogenizing tendencies of mass culture.&nbsp;&nbsp; For Americans, Canada acts as a mirror, allowing us to better understand ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image12509_60bde9-9b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image12509_60bde9-9b img.kb-img, .kb-image12509_60bde9-9b .kb-img img{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);filter:drop-shadow(0px 0px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));object-position:67% 22%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image12509_60bde9-9b size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land21\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The front entrance of the Canadian-American Center\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-12051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2024\/09\/home-page-image-resized-1268x846.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Canadian-American Center The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine is one of the leading institutes for the study of Canada in the United States.&nbsp;&nbsp; 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