CARES Archives - College of Education and Human Development

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UMaine researchers present innovative work at AERA

Faculty, staff and students from the University of Maine are showcasing their work at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting in Denver this week.

UMaine researchers share work at annual NEERO conference

Several University of Maine faculty members and graduate students presented their research at the 56th annual conference of the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO), March 26-28 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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Learning Without Limits: Registration now open for 2025 UMaine Summer Educators Institute

The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is now accepting registrants for the 2025 UMaine Summer Educators Institute, which will be held June 25-27 on campus.

UMaine’s Nesin receives service award from New England League of Middle Schools

Gert Nesin, teacher-leader in residence with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s Center for Applied Research on Education and Schools (CARES), has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 James P. Garvin Distinguished Service Award by the New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS).

A photo of Angela Fileccia and Sarah Howorth in front of the University of Maine Counseling Center.

Seeking to improve services for students with autism, UMaine Counseling Center taps special education professor’s expertise

With the counseling center seeing an increase in neurodivergent clients in recent years, its staff invited Associate Professor of Special Education Sarah Howorth to share her expertise in two half-day training sessions.

Allan talks to Daily Camera about hazing trends, prevention

The Boulder (Colorado) Daily Camera interviewed Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan for an article titled, “Hazing in Boulder fraternities: A look more than 20 years after Gordie Bailey’s death.”

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Hashem Abuqawod and Samantha Ney: Future teachers prepare to strengthen Maine’s K-12 workforce

Abuqawod and Ney are among more than 80 teacher education students invited to the UMaine College of Education and Human Development’s second annual Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on Friday, Jan. 24. The ceremony is designed to celebrate the college’s new teacher candidates — students who have reached the point in their academic career when they are able to start taking upper-level courses and have shown a commitment to becoming a teacher.

Angelosante talks to Harpswell Anchor about increase in special education enrollment in Maine

Maine PBIS Initiative Coordinator Courtney Angelosante was quoted in a recent article in the Harpswell Anchor about an increase in special education enrollment in the state.

Media highlight Allan’s expertise in support of new anti-hazing law

President Joe Biden signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act into law on Dec. 24. Several media reports about the signing mentioned University of Maine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan, who consulted with members of Congress and their staff during the crafting of the bill.

An outdoor portrait of Elizabeth Allan on the University of Maine campus.

Hazing prevention bill on which UMaine’s Allan consulted passed by Congress, signed by President Biden

University of Maine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan, founder of the research group StopHazing, served as a consultant to the members of Congress and their staff who crafted the Stop Campus Hazing Act.