Allan discusses hazing in high school athletics with Asbury Park Press
Elizabeth Allan spoke with the Asbury Park Press about the growing problem of hazing among high school sports teams.
Read moreResearch and Outreach
Angelosante discusses increased teacher stress, student behavioral issues with Kennebec Journal
The Kennebec Journal interviewed Courtney Angelosante, a lecturer in special education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, about increased behavioral problems among students and stress among teachers this school year.
Read moreBeyond Crisis Schooling project receives 2021 NREA Best Research Award
Associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle and lecturer in educational leadership Maria Frankland received the National Rural Education Association’s 2021 Best Research Award for the Beyond Crisis Schooling project.
Read moreThe Maine Question: What career opportunities exist in the outdoor recreation industry?
Maine is known as Vacationland to lovers of outdoor recreation from around the world. An industry grew out of Mainers’ and tourists’ passion for hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and other outside pastimes, and it generates $3 billion in economic activity for the state. The Outdoor Leadership program at UMaine was created to take advantage of this opportunity.
Read moreAngelosante talks to News Center Maine about COVID-19’s impact on behavior and mental health in schools
University of Maine lecturer in special education Courtney Angelosante talked to News Center Maine for a story on behavioral and mental health issues among preK-12 students amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreAllan discusses high school hazing with Press Herald
The Portland Press Herald interviewed Elizabeth Allan about hazing in high school for a story about an incident involving the Brunswick High School football team.
Read moreNew Webster Park sculpture from UMaine faculty highlighted in BDN
The Bangor Daily News reported on a new sculpture for Webster Park in Orono developed by University of Maine faculty, one staff member and a recent graduate to get more people interested in math.
Read moreAllan discusses difference between bullying, hazing with News Center
Elizabeth Allan, a University of Maine professor of higher education leadership, talked to News Center Maine for a story about hazing in sports and other school clubs.
Read moreThe Times Record cites Allan-led hazing study
The article mentions the national survey led by University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan. According to the study, 47% of students experience hazing prior to coming to college, and 55% of students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing in college.
Read more
Caron shares 30 years of data in third edition of ‘The Sex Lives of College Students’
“The Sex Lives of College Students: Three Decades of Attitudes and Behaviors” presents the results of a sexuality survey administered over the past 30 years to thousands of college students.
Read more