COEHD students showcase research, creative works at UMSS23
The 2023 University of Maine Student Symposium (UMSS23) is Friday, April 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The 2023 University of Maine Student Symposium (UMSS23) is Friday, April 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Liam Anderson, a junior at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development studying early childhood education, and Emily Albee, a three-time UMaine alumna, were featured in a Portland Press Herald article about a bill that Maine lawmakers are considering to raise teachers’ minimum salaries to $50,000.
Niya Bond, a Ph.D. student in higher education at the University of Maine, co-wrote an opinion piece for Inside Higher Ed about the importance of play in learning.
Ethan Geheb, a doctoral student in STEM education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has received a Susan J. Hunter Teaching Assistantship from the UMaine Graduate School.
Dominick Varney, assistant director of undergraduate academic advising and support services for the College of Education and Human Development, is profiled in the winter edition of Maine Alumni Magazine from the University of Maine Alumni Association.
WMTW-TV (Channel 8 in Portland) and WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) featured the testimony of University of Maine Student MEA member Liam Anderson in coverage of L.D. 512.
Adrianna (Adi) Smith, a kinesiology and physical education major, has been named America East Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, the league announced this week.

Katherine McCarthy of Greenville, North Carolina is a University of Maine graduate student pursuing her M.Ed in student development in higher education.

Back in 2006 and 2007, Maria Low was in kindergarten at Capri Street School in Brewer, Maine. Joan Staffiere was the school’s principal. Low is now a college senior majoring in elementary education at the University of Maine, where Staffiere — who retired from a distinguished career as a public school teacher and administrator in 2008 — is now an adjunct instructor and student teaching supervisor.
University of Maine College of Education and Human Development alumna and 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year Kelsey Stoyanova will give the keynote talk at the annual UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS), a celebration of student research and creative work, April 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts.