Bishop interviewed for Kennebec Journal story on teacher shortages
College of Education and Human Development dean Penny Bishop discussed teacher shortages in a recent Kennebec Journal article.
College of Education and Human Development dean Penny Bishop discussed teacher shortages in a recent Kennebec Journal article.

Lily Canders, a junior from Brewer, Maine, says her goal is to become a kindergarten teacher after she graduates in May 2023.
News Center Maine reported on the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s “Why Teach” promotional campaign, which features testimonies from current and former UMaine students about why they want to be teachers.
The Bangor Daily News and The Piscataquis Observer shared information about the University of Maine Outdoor Leadership program and Career Center sponsoring a job fair and panel discussions for students interested in careers in the outdoors on March 1 at the Memorial Union.
The University of Maine Outdoor Leadership program and Career Center are sponsoring a job fair and panel discussions for students interested in careers in the outdoors on Tuesday, March 1 at the Memorial Union.

As part of their recently completed Master of Arts degree in Peace and Reconciliation Studies, Valerie Cartonio created a podcast, specifically designed for people who are in jail or prison, or otherwise affected by incarceration.
The Providence Journal featured University of Maine alumnus Frank Del Duca (’14, kinesiology & physical education, exercise science) in an article about becoming an Olympic luger or bobsledder.
The University of Maine’s Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies recently shared a story on its website highlighting the impact of a collaboration between CCIDS, the College of Education and Human Development, Student Accessibility Services, and the Maine Department of Labor’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development recognized 363 students for earning Dean’s List honors in the fall 2021 semester. The list includes students from every corner of Maine, as well as 18 other states and U.S. territories and five countries other than the U.S.