Florida’s WCTV is reporting that UMaine education professor Elizabeth Allan, who in 2008 along with fellow faculty member Mary Madden authored a groundbreaking national study on hazing, will participate in a Sept. 20 town hall meeting at Florida A&M University. FAMU has been the site of recent hazing incidents. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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The Orlando Sentinel reported that UMaine education professor and nationally known hazing researcher Elizabeth Allan is one of the experts who is expected to attend a Sept. 20 meeting at Florida A&M University, the site of recent hazing incidents. Allan, the principal investigator for the National Study of Student Hazing in 2008, is serving on […]
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Susan Bennett Armistead, who teachers early literacy at UMaine and works with the program Raising Readers, was interviewed for a Maine Public Broadcasting Radio report on plans to increase literacy in Maine. Armistead said asking local communities to take control of their own literacy needs is a unique approach to reform. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) […]
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A USA Today College article about another hazing incident at Florida A&M University, where a student died in 2011 as a result of hazing, cited the findings of groundbreaking research on hazing by UMaine College of Education and Human Development professors Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden. In a national study on the frequency of hazing, […]
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From high school students to Olympians, athletes benefit from journaling about their experiences on the practice and playing fields.
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The Castine Patriot published a feature story about the Maine Physical Sciences Partnership (PSP), a collaboration of some 50 rural Maine schools, three University of Maine colleges, three Maine nonprofits with expertise in science education, and science and technology leaders at the Maine Department of Education to promote the teaching and learning of physical sciences […]
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The University of Maine campus was packed Monday, Aug. 27 with thousands of visitors from around the country for the third Summer Tour, a UMaine admissions event that gave prospective students and their guests the opportunity to ask questions about UMaine, tour the campus, get a glimpse of student life and even skate on the […]
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The following information from the Division of Student Affairs relates to parking and traffic on campus leading up to Friday, Aug. 31 and the Maine Hello. As the University of Maine prepares for the arrival of the Class of 2016 on Friday, Aug. 31 it is important to be aware of parking lot closures and […]
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Channel 7 (WVII) interviewed a group of students who shared success stories they said were made possible by UMaine’s Upward Bound, a federally funded program that helps students transition from high school to college. Funding has been cut drastically for the program nationwide, but U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine said Wednesday the program is […]
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