Grace Pouliot: Honors student in elementary education helps caregivers in Sierra Leone
When she was in high school, Grace Pouliot decided that she wanted to be a University of Maine Black Bear.
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Kennebec Journal quotes Angelosante, Artesani in article on school safety, happiness
The Kennebec Journal quoted University of Maine faculty members Courtney Angelosante, a special education lecturer, and Jim Artesani, associate dean in the College of Education and Human Development, in an article about measures to improve safety and happiness in schools.
Read moreWABI interviews Allan, Sidelko, Dana about hazing
WABI (Channel 5) interviewed University of Maine faculty and staff members Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education, Lauri Sidelko, director of the Student Wellness Resource Center, and Robert Dana, vice president for student life and dean of students, about hazing on college campuses.
Read morePennLive cites UMaine study in report on hazing backlash
PennLive cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article, “Hazing backlash has college fraternities under siege across America.”
Read moreCommunication technology can help teens connect with fathers who don’t live with them, study finds
Communication technology plays a major role in the relationships between teens and their nonresident fathers, new research from a University of Maine professor finds.
Read moreFaculty, staff invited to Intensive English Institute open house
The University of Maine Intensive English Institute is holding an open house for faculty and staff 3–5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 in the Estabrooke Hall Ballroom. Attendees will learn about the programs and services IEI offers to international students.
Read moreDoty receives scholarship, will present research at annual COPIS conference held at UMaine
The Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision (COPIS) has awarded its annual Arthur Blumberg-Edward Pajak Award to Jon Doty, who earned his Ed.D. in educational leadership from University of Maine in May 2018.
Read moreJon Velishka: From education major to soldier and back to the classroom
Lt. Col. Jon Velishka takes another sip of coffee. When giving a 9 a.m. lecture to University of Maine graduate students on complex issues of national security and foreign policy, it helps to be well caffeinated.
Read moreCamden Bock: STEM Education grad student bringing VR to classrooms across Maine
As a research assistant with University of Maine’s Immersive Mathematics in Rendered Environments (IMRE) lab, Camden Bock helps develop virtual reality software for teaching math to kids. As a Ph.D. student in STEM Education, he’s researching how these new tools are used in in PreK-12 schools across Maine.
Read moreCollege of Education and Human Development to host Maine Teacher of the Year presentations
Semifinalists for the 2019 Maine Teacher of the Year will present on their teaching philosophy and background on Monday, August 6 at Buchanan Alumni House.
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