UMaine hosting national hazing prevention summit for higher education professionals
The annual Hazing Prevention Consortium (HPC) Summit returns to the University of Maine campus, June 4-5 at Buchanan Alumni House.
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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.
Read moreAllan 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.”
Read moreMedia 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.
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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.
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UMaine-led program helping K-12 schools adopt comprehensive supports for student well-being
Schools across Maine are finding success meeting their students’ social, emotional and academic needs with an internationally recognized, evidence-based framework known as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
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University of Maine launching new national hazing study
Sixteen years after two University of Maine professors published the landmark 2008 National Study of Student Hazing, the lead researcher of that report will spearhead an updated nationwide survey of college students’ experiences with and perceptions about hazing.
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Cuba’s research addresses complex needs of multilingual learners in special education
University of Maine College of Education and Human Development assistant professor of special education Melissa Cuba’s research focuses on a particular subset of multilingual learners — those with disabilities who also require special education services.
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