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A photo of the University of Maine campus showing a tree near Merrill Hall that has shed its leaves in the fall. The photo has a blue color overlay.

College of Education and Human Development fall 2023 Dean’s List

The University of Maine’s fall 2023 Dean’s List includes more than 340 students from the College of Education and Human Development, with students from all corners of Maine, as well as 20 other states and five countries other than the U.S. earning recognition.

UMaine alum Jon Doty receives award from College of Education and Human Development

Jon Doty, assistant superintendent of RSU 34, the school district for Old Town, Alton and Bradley, received the inaugural Robert A. Cobb Award for Extraordinary Service to the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine.

A group of children and University of Maine students sitting in a circle on a lawn.

UMaine after-school science lab partnership celebrates 15 years

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 […]

Natalie Tomah: Family ties call freshman elementary education student to UMaine

For Natalie Tomah of Smithfield, Rhode Island, deciding to come to the University of Maine for college was like deciding to go home.

University of Maine students from associate professor of literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead's ERL 319 class at the Literacy Night held at Viola Rand Elementary School in Bradley, Maine.

Literacy nights highlight UMaine’s service to schools and families

The College of Education and Human Development has incorporated literacy nights at area schools into the curriculum for education majors for more than 20 years. It’s an opportunity for UMaine students taking their literacy methods courses to apply some of the knowledge and skills they have picked up in the classroom and to gain hands-on experience working with K–12 students and families.

Natalie McCarthy: Outstanding Student in Elementary Education

Natalie McCarthy of Lincoln, Maine is the 2023 Outstanding Student in Elementary Education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.

A photo of Maria Low and Joan Staffiere in a classroom at Shibles Hall.

Education connection: Student teacher reunites with elementary school principal at UMaine

Back in 2006 and 2007, Maria Low was in kindergarten at Capri Street School in Brewer, Maine. Joan Staffiere was the school’s principal. Low is now a college senior majoring in elementary education at the University of Maine, where Staffiere — who retired from a distinguished career as a public school teacher and administrator in 2008 — is now an adjunct instructor and student teaching supervisor.