Dublin Inquirer cites Reagan book in article about controversial Ryanair quiz

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

June 8, 2022 In the News, Literacy, Research and Outreach, School of Learning and Teaching

The Dublin Inquirer cited a book by Timothy Reagan, professor of foreign language education, in a report about budget airline Ryanair forcing South African travelers to the U.K. to take a quiz in Afrikaans to prove their nationality. Reagan’s 2019 book “Linguistic Legitimacy and Social Justice” says that today’s Afrikaans evolved from the Dutch language, whose speakers colonized South Africa centuries ago. The fraught history of the language makes the Ryanair incidents “all the more painful and ironic,” according to the article.