Sandra Caron, professor of family relations and human sexuality at the University of Maine and an internationally-recognized sex educator, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the discourse of sex and how it has changed over the years. “Sex isn’t dirty or shameful. I think we, as a society, are starting to come around to […]
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University of Maine associate professor of mathematics education Eric Pandiscio and associate professor of mathematics education and instructional technology Justin Dimmel delivered the Richard H. Balomenos Memorial Lecture at the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England (ATMNE)’s 2023 Fall Conference, October 12-13 in Portland. The talk, “Sunshine, Public Art, and Multiplication: The Design […]
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University of Maine assistant professor of special education Sara Flanagan led the Council for Learning Disabilities’ (CLD) 45th international conference in Denver, October 12-13. Flanagan, who is president-elect of the council’s executive committee, also presented at the conference as part of a panel on writing characteristics in upper elementary and middle school students with high […]
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Capital News Service, based at Virginia Commonwealth University, spoke to University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan about the Hazing Prevention Consortium, a program she started through the organization StopHazing.org that works with universities across the country to create specialized plans to address hazing on their campuses. “We provide what’s called technical assistance, […]
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, talked with Stateline about anti-hazing laws, particularly the inclusion of a consent clause.
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Penny Bishop, dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, spoke to News Center Maine about an educator accelerator program at RSU 34 in Old Town.
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Penny Bishop, dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) about the educator accelerator program in RSU 34 (Old Town, Alton, Bradley) that pays preservice teachers to work in classrooms as paraprofessionals and substitutes.
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University of Maine College of Education and Human Development professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan was featured on Chicago’s WBBM NewsRadio in a segment about the dangers of hazing.
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Edith Berger, the 2023 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year and a two-time University of Maine alumna, and Colleen Maker, 2023 Washington County Teacher of the Year and University of Maine at Machias alumna, have been named finalists for 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year.
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University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan spoke to the Ohio Capital Journal for an article about Ohio universities issuing a new report on hazing.
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