Boston Globe reports on new Flagship Match financial aid program
The Boston Globe and several other news organizations reported on a new financial aid program at the University of Maine that is geared toward out-of-state students in New England. UMaine’s Flagship Match is a competitive scholarship program that guarantees academically qualified, first-year students from several states will pay the same tuition and fee rate as their home state’s flagship institution. To keep enrollments up and money coming in, UMaine must attract more students from out of state, said Jeffrey Hecker, UMaine’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. “Enrollment in general is something we’re acutely aware of, and we’re working hard,’’ said UMaine President Susan J. Hunter. “All of this has become much more of a science because everyone is in this situation of competing for students. Every flagship campus is recruiting from their neighboring states.’’ The Washington Post, Boston.com, Inside Higher Ed, BostInno, NJ.com, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, NECN, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) also reported on the program. Money, Mainebiz, Boston magazine and MassLive cited the Boston Globe report.