University of Maine business and economics student Rachel Binder-Hathaway, currently in Bangladesh helping impoverished people access small business loans, has received a prestigious Pearson Prize in Higher Education. The Millinocket native was one of 20 students out of more than 20,000 applicants to receive a $10,000 Pearson National Fellowship, the Pearson Foundation announced Monday. The read more UMaine Scholar in Bangladesh Receives Prestigious Pearson Award