Myles Oulette, an alum of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC), was selected by the Council for Opportunity in Education to represent educational opportunity center students nationwide in a video celebrating the 50th anniversary of EOCs in the U.S.
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Timothy Reagan, University of Maine professor of foreign language education and former dean of the College of Education and Human Development, has received a Distinguished Scholar and Lifetime Achievement in Language Studies award from the International Society of Language Studies.
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KING-TV (Channel 5 in Seattle, Washington) cited a 2008 study led by University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan, which found 47% of students have experienced hazing before college. The story focused on an investigation revealing a hazing incident at a Seattle area public high school.
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The Roanoke Star noted that Catharine Biddle, associate professor of educational leadership at the UMaine College of Education and Human Development, presented at the Rural Education Summit held at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center on Aug. 26, which officially launched the school’s new Center for Rural Education.
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Karen Keim, director of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center and Maine Educational Talent Search at the University of Maine, is being awarded the Walter O. Mason Award from the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE).
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The Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER) is offering three new online training modules for educators, service providers and others interested in boosting their knowledge and skills for meeting the needs of individuals with autism and other developmental conditions.
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Tammy Mills, assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by the Times Record about the substitute teacher shortage in Maine.
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A film that began airing on PBS stations this week cites a 2008 University of Maine study on the prevalence of hazing among college students.
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The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the Bangor School Department launched a new partnership with the University of Maine that aims to make Bangor schools more inclusive and welcoming for students and educators from all backgrounds.
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Professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan and Robert Dana, vice president for student life and inclusive excellence and dean of students at the University of Maine, were quoted by WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and the Sierra Sun Times on Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King co-sponsoring a bill to address hazing on college campuses, known as the Report and Educate About Campus Hazing (REACH) Act.
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