Media report on finalists named for UMaine presidency
The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, WVII (Channel 7) and Mainebiz reported on the four finalists that have been named for the University of Maine presidency. Each candidate will visit Maine in coming weeks, making stops at both UMaine in Orono and the University of Maine at Machias to meet with staff and faculty, the BDN reported. The finalists are Amit Chakma, president and vice chancellor of the University of Western Ontario; Joan Ferrini-Mundy, chief operating officer of the National Science Foundation; Sally Reis, who holds the Letitia Neag Morgan Endowed Chair in Educational Psychology and is a Board of Trustees distinguished professor at the University of Connecticut; and Nancy Targett, provost of the University of New Hampshire. Maine Public, U.S. News & World Report, The Seattle Times and WABI (Channel 5) carried the AP report. Fosters.com also reported on the search with a focus on Targett, and Canada’s Global News published an article on Chakma.