Edith Berger, the 2023 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year and a two-time University of Maine alumna, and Colleen Maker, 2023 Washington County Teacher of the Year and University of Maine at Machias alumna, have been named finalists for 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year. Berger is a sixth-grade writing and social studies teacher at […]
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was featured on WBBM NewsRadio segment discussing the dangers of hazing. Allan explains that hazing is not just what people see in the headlines. “The definition of hazing — that we use, that is a general foundational definition […]
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In an article about Ohio universities issuing a new report on hazing, the Ohio Capital Journal spoke to Elizabeth Allan, a University of Maine professor of higher education. “When students realize or recognize that they have been hazed, there’s a lot of fear about reporting. Sometimes students might not recognize what’s happened as hazing until […]
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In an article about how fewer college football programs are leaving campus for training camps, the Associated Press spoke to Elizabeth Allan, a University of Maine professor of higher education, about a 2018 study she conducted with colleague Mary Madden in which 57.1% of students reported hazing was most likely to happen off campus. Allan […]
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More than 50 golfers, including over 30 University of Maine alumni and students, took part in the inaugural Aces for Inclusion benefit tournament in late July at Fairlawn Golf and Country Club in Poland, Maine. The event raised more than $4,400 for Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER), which provides information and resources for […]
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, wrote an opinion piece for MSNBC about sexual assault and hazing in light of allegations at Northwestern University. “Hazing prevention is not only about eliminating harm and senseless suffering, but it’s also about gaining something. In the absence […]
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The Harpswell Anchor interviewed Penny Bishop, dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, about teacher shortages in Maine. Bishop said that Maine’s relatively low wages have made it harder for school districts across the state to remain fully staffed. “I wouldn’t write off paying people more, because it […]
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Jooyoung Lee, postdoctoral research associate with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has been selected for the 2023–24 National Science Foundation Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholars Program. The annual program offered through the University of Maryland pairs 20 early-career education researchers with mentors to help them develop skills in […]
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University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan was interviewed by Chicago news outlets covering reports of hazing in the Northwestern University football program. “One thing we’ve found that continues to emerge in study after study that we do is that there’s a real disconnect between students’ experiences of hazing and their willingness to […]
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The Fiske Guide To Colleges 2024 named the University of Maine one of the “best and most interesting” four-year higher education institutions in America. The publication, authored by former New York Times education editor Edward Fiske and updated annually for 40 years, spotlights more than 300 of its top schools in the U.S., Canada, Great […]
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