WMTW (Channel 8, Portland) reported on a new paper by Sandra Caron, a professor of family relations and human sexuality in the College of Education and Human Development, and Deborah Mitchell, a retired University of Maine police officer, that outlines the reasons many victims do not tell anyone about being sexually assaulted.
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Despite greater cultural awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault in recent years, many victims are reluctant to talk about what happened to them.
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More than 4,000 students across Maine are now receiving Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) thanks to intensive professional development provided by University of Maine College of Education and Human Development experts supported by a grant from the Maine Department of Education.
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The Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) published three reports this spring, all of which are now available on the MEPRI website.
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Penny Bishop, a professor of education and former associate dean at the University of Vermont, has been named dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, effective July 1.
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The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has granted initial-licensure accreditation to the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine.
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has recognized professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan with UMaine’s 2021 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award.
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and UMaineOnline will begin offering a new graduate certificate in Special Education Leadership this fall.
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Alumni of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias are among the teachers being honored as 2021 Maine County Teachers of the Year.
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University of Maine assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction Tammy Mills is co-editor of a new two-volume special issue of the journal Professional Development in Education on the theme, “Non-linear perspectives on teacher development: complexity in professional learning and practice.”
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