An editorial in The Anniston Star newspaper of Anniston, Ala., noted a 2008 study of hazing by UMaine researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden. The editorial called for stopping the tradition of hazing and cited statistics from the report, which found more than half of U.S. college students involved in clubs, teams or organizations have […]
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Comments from Elizabeth Allan, a UMaine education professor and nationally recognized expert in the issue of hazing, were included in an Inside Higher Ed report online. Allan, who with fellow UMaine faculty member Mary Madden co-authored a landmark 2008 hazing study, was interviewed about recent hazing incidents among marching band members at Florida A&M. Allan […]
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UMaine education Professor Mary Madden was interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel for a story about the continued hazing issues at college and university marching bands in Florida. Madden, who co-authored a 2008 national hazing study with fellow UMaine faculty member Elizabeth Allan, told the Sentinel she hoped the fact that some students in Florida were […]
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviewed UMaine’s Mary Madden, an education professor who in 2008 released with fellow faculty member Elizabeth Allan a national report on hazing, in a story about the hazing of band members at a Florida university. Madden said it takes a lot of courage to come forward to report hazing because of the […]
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The magazine Education Week includes an article co-written by Maja Wilson, a lecturer in UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development. The article focuses on the Common Core, a national K-12 academic standards initiative that has been adopted by Maine and most of the other states in the U.S. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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A New York Times op-ed piece about hazing cited a 2008 study done by UMaine education faculty members Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden. The study found that most college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing, but 95 percent never report it. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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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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