National hazing expert Elizabeth Allan, a UMaine faculty member, was interviewed by the Florida Times Union about the death last week of a Florida A&M student who was a drum major the school’s marching band. Allan, who in 2008 released a national hazing study with fellow UMaine faculty member Mary Madden, told the newspaper many […]
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The application for the 2012 James Madison Fellowship is now available at the Fellowship’s website. College seniors and college graduates who intend to become secondary school teachers of American history, American government, or social studies are eligible for this Fellowship, which carries a maximum stipend of $24,000 for up to two years of graduate study […]
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In a story about hazing on college campuses, the website TakePart cited a national study, led by UMaine researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden. Allan and Madden found 55 percent of students who join fraternities, sororities, sports teams, student clubs and other groups experience hazing during their initiation. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The College of Education and Human Development, in collaboration with the University Bookstore and the Old Town-Orono Kiwanis Club, has begun accepting books for its annual children’s holiday book drive, now in its 34th year.
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Sarah (Sally) Mackenzie, associate professor of educational leadership in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant at the Vietnam National University (VNU) in Hanoi for spring 2012.
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Sandra Caron, professor of family relations and human sexuality at UMaine, was interviewed for perspectives in a New York Daily News story Monday about older women dating younger men, 42-year-old Jennifer Lopez and a 24-year-old member of her dance troupe, in this case. Caron said the definition of “older” is changing and couples look for […]
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Comments from UMaine Professor Elizabeth Allan, a national expert on hazing in college and university environments, were included in a Washington Post story about hazing at a high school in suburban Maryland. Allan said hazing is, on the surface, about being included, but even seemingly harmless antics can set the stage for other forms of […]
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Portland musician and composer Eliott Cherry will bring his moving dramatic reading of “A Finished Heart” UMaine’s Black Box Theater in the Class of 1944 Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 5:30-7 p.m. The reading is 75 minutes, followed by facilitated discussion with the author. The event is free and open to the public.
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The Huffington Post features a blog entry based on research conducted by UMaine Prof. Sandra Caron and her former student, Nicole Proulx. In a 2006 study, Caron and Proulx looked at marriages where the wife is at least ten years older than the husband.
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The Los Angeles-based Ocelot Era blog cites research by Sandra Caron, UMaine professor of family relations and human sexuality, in its Oct. 4 discussion about older women dating younger men. Caron and her former advisee, Nichole Proulx, conducted the research. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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