Allan featured on 1A show about hazing
University of Maine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan was featured on the WAMU/NPR show 1A for a segment about why hazing happens and how to stop it.
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Patriot-News highlights StopHazing’s involvement in school district anti-hazing efforts
In an article about efforts to combat hazing in the Middletown Area School District, the Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) noted a proposal in which StopHazing, an organization led by University of Maine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan, would work with the district for three years, collecting and assessing data on Middletown’s school culture through surveys and focus groups, then working with the district on a “culture shift process for hazing prevention” that would involve bystander intervention training, community outreach and other methods.
Read moreBDN reports that Rural Schools Collaborative’s New England hub is now at UMaine
The Bangor Daily News reported that the national nonprofit Rural Schools Collaborative will locate its New England regional hub at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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UMaine now the hub for Rural Schools Collaborative in New England
A new partnership between the University of Maine and the Rural Schools Collaborative will seek to strengthen the K–12 education workforce across six New England states and provide other opportunities to raise the profile of rural schools and teachers in the region.
Read moreSeattle TV station cites UMaine hazing study
KING-TV (Channel 5 in Seattle, Washington) cited a 2008 study led by University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan, which found 47% of students have experienced hazing before college. The story focused on an investigation revealing a hazing incident at a Seattle area public high school.
Read moreRoanoke Star highlights Biddle presentation at Rural Education Summit
The Roanoke Star noted that Catharine Biddle, associate professor of educational leadership at the UMaine College of Education and Human Development, presented at the Rural Education Summit held at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center on Aug. 26, which officially launched the school’s new Center for Rural Education.
Read moreKeim honored for work on federal TRIO programs
Karen Keim, director of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center and Maine Educational Talent Search at the University of Maine, is being awarded the Walter O. Mason Award from the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE).
Read moreUMaine research cited in Independent Lens ‘Hazing’ documentary
A film that began airing on PBS stations this week cites a 2008 University of Maine study on the prevalence of hazing among college students.
Read moreMedia report on UMaine, Bangor School Department diversity partnership
The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the Bangor School Department launched a new partnership with the University of Maine that aims to make Bangor schools more inclusive and welcoming for students and educators from all backgrounds.
Read moreMette speaks to Times Record about Brunswick superintendent’s new podcast
Ian Mette, director of the School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development and an associate professor of educational leadership in the College of Education and Human Development, spoke to the Times Record about the efforts of school superintendents to reach out to the community in creative ways, like Brunswick superintendent Phil Potenziano’s new podcast “Brunswick Buzz.”
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