"'Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." ― Robert Frost. For centuries, poets have espoused the therapeutic values of poetry. The discipline of poetry therapy grew from this intuitive initial awareness of the medium's potential healing power. 'The Personal is Poetic' panel event will dive deep into […]
Almaz Zelleke, Associate Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, NYU Shanghai presents: "The Capitalist Road to a Basic Income" Coe Room, Memorial Union 12:30 p.m.
Almaz Zelleke, Associate Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, NYU Shanghai presents: "Basic Income and Gender, or Why Basic Income Needs Women as much as Women Need a Basic Income." […]
As part of our Symposium series, Libby Bischof, Executive Director, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education; Zach Beals, Graduate Assistant for Veterans Education and Transition Services; and […]
Mark your calendars for UMSS19. UMaine Student Symposium: Research & Creative Activity At the University of Maine, students inspire creativity and leadership in the discovery of new knowledge that makes a direct difference to the people of Maine. Interact one-on-one with UMaine students as they present their research and creative work at the 2019 UMaine […]
This event is part of the King Chair Spring Lecture Series Public Lecture: Friday, April 12th, Lisa Klein, former Shakespeare professor and author of the popular young adult novel Ophelia […]
As part of our Symposium series, the MHC presents a showing of They Shall Not Grow Old. Using state of the art technology to restore original archival footage which is more […]
Reconsidering the Counterculture 50 Years On. Panelists: Stephen Hornsby, Richard Judd, and Frédéric Rondeau.
The Honors College presents, as part of its 2019 John M. Rezendes Visitng Scholar in Ethics, a lecture by Sally Curran, Esq. It is often said that the law can be used as a sword or a shield, but for public interest and pro bono lawyers the law is often used as a tool to […]
"Their sound is gone out": Handel's Messiah in America. Francis John Vogt, Director of Choral Activities and Lecturer in the School of Performing Arts, will give a talk on the performance history of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah in the United States and the work's enduring influence on classical music performers and audience. This lecture […]
The 17th annual POETS/SPEAK! is a celebration of National Poetry Month with readings by well-known and emerging poets, a local Poetry Out Loud winner, UMaine student poets, live jazz, and a panel on "Poetry Without Borders." Poets/Speak! will also feature readings by our MHC Fellows Kim Crowley and Nick Rotter-Weller. The panel will present the […]
This panel will examine Franco American experience during and after World War I. This spring marks one hundred years since the first Red Scare, landmark pieces of linguistic and educational […]
The University of Maine Singers, under the direction of Francis John Vogt, will perform George Frideric Handel’s beloved oratorio Messiah. They will be joined by an orchestra of School of Performing Arts faculty, students, and regional professionals. Featured as soloists will be undergraduate Vocal Performance majors Kayla M’Lynn Gayton, soprano and Zachary Fisher, tenor; guest […]
