Emily Hamby of Andover, Massachusetts is the 2025 Outstanding Student in Child Development and Family Relations (Individual and Family Studies concentration) in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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Abby Bourgeois of York, Maine is the 2025 Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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WalletHub featured Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of family studies in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, as an expert on factors that attract families to live in certain states, and how those factors impact the well-being of families and child development. Puhlman said families have many factors to consider when choosing […]
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Assistant Professor of Family Studies Dan Puhlman was interviewed by WFVX (FOX22/ABC7, Bangor) about how parents can work with and support their children’s teachers.
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After 36 years, during which she has touched tens of thousands of lives in Maine and beyond through her teaching, research and service, Sandra Caron, professor emerita of family relations and human sexuality, has officially retired.
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Aislyn Tkacs is the 2024 recipient of the Dean’s Award from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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Hayley Roy is the 2024 Outstanding Student in Child Development and Family Relations, Early Childhood Education concentration in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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Assistant professor of family studies Daniel Puhlman spoke to News Center Maine about a tree lighting ceremony being held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 at the University of Maine Alfond Stadium as part of Trent’s Trees, a statewide initiative in which trees are lit and ornaments are hung to honor those who have died by suicide or are struggling with mental health.
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Ask any veteran educator what the most important thing an aspiring teacher can do to prepare themselves for a career in the classroom, and they will likely say there’s no substitute for first-hand experience. At the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, “Early and Often” is the motto when it comes to […]
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Sandra Caron, professor of family relations and human sexuality at the University of Maine and an internationally-recognized sex educator, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the discourse of sex and how it has changed over the years. “Sex isn’t dirty or shameful. I think we, as a society, are starting to come around to […]
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