Several University of Maine faculty members and students are participating in this week’s New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO) annual conference, April 6-8 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and online.
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, will host the first University of Maine Educators Institute this summer. “Supporting Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being in School Communities: From Surviving to Thriving” will be a virtual event held June 22–23.
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Inside Higher Education and The Chronicle of Higher Education featured a study by Leah Hakkola, associate professor of higher education, and doctoral student in higher education Sarah Dyer exploring how faculty search chairs’ status and social identities impact interpersonal committee dynamics and decisions about hiring diverse candidates.
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A recent journal article from two University of Maine researchers suggests that despite good intentions, implicit and overt bias, as well as institutional and structural barriers, may still hamper colleges’ and universities’ efforts to diversify their faculty ranks.
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The Bangor Daily News promoted a March 19 professional development day for local educators sponsored by the Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP) and featuring presenters from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, Eastern Maine Community College, Husson University and a number of other community and higher education organizations.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Lauren Jacobs, University of Maine lecturer in outdoor leadership, and Darren Ranco, associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs, about efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in UMaine’s outdoor leadership programs, and about the need to acknowledge Indigenous lands.
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WABI talked with Deborah Rooks-Ellis and Sarah Howorth about their findings that telehealth technology may provide better and more equitable access to early intervention services for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who live in rural areas.
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Families of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who live in rural areas might receive better and more equitable access to early intervention services using telehealth technology, according to a recent study led by two University of Maine professors.
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