Bond co-authors op-ed about play and learning for Inside Higher Ed
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.
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Media report on UMaine support for Bangor School Department equity review
Bangor School Department leaders and teachers are setting goals and analyzing their school cultures after evaluation and research by faculty members from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, the Bangor Daily News and WFVX-TV (Fox 23/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported.
Read moreGeheb gets teaching assistant fellowship from UMaine Graduate School
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.
Read moreTeacher burnout study shared by Phys.org
Phys.org shared a University of Maine news release about a new study that suggests the personal protective factors of resilience and compassion satisfaction, and the professional factor of working in a positive school climate are key to mitigating burnout among teachers.
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Study asks what personal and professional factors help mitigate teacher burnout
A new study from two University of Maine researchers suggests that the personal protective factors of resilience and compassion satisfaction, and the professional factor of working in a positive school climate are key to mitigating burnout among teachers.
Read morePREP honors late Betsy Webb at regional professional development conference
The annual Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP) virtual conference this year is dedicated to the late Betsy Webb, longtime Bangor School Department superintendent and Libra Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
Read more‘The Maine Question’: The evolution of athletic training and how UMaine’s program is evolving with it
On the latest episode of “The Maine Question,” host Ron Lisnet welcomes Christopher Nightingale, director of the University of Maine Athletic Training program, along with assistant professors of athletic training Alicia Lacy and Shannon Wright, and senior athletic training major Katie Brittain to discuss the work of athletic trainers, how the field has evolved and the learning opportunities available through the university’s program.
Read moreStudent MEA member testifies on bill to help UMaine System students with tuition
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.
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Sandra Caron, sexuality professor, therapist and author to be inducted into Maine Women’s Hall of Fame
Nationally recognized sexuality professor, therapist and author Sandra Caron is the 2023 inductee into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame.
Read moreSandra Caron, pioneering professor and human sexuality researcher, to be inducted in Maine Women’s Hall of Fame
Sandra Caron, professor of family relations and human sexuality at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, is the 2023 inductee into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame.
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