The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development will look to establish an inclusive teacher pathway program serving rural schools and communities statewide thanks to a grant from the Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC). The $25,000 award is part of the collaborative’s Catalyst Initiative, which provides flexible planning funds to RSC hubs to design […]
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For Natalie Tomah of Smithfield, Rhode Island, deciding to come to the University of Maine for college was like deciding to go home. Although she grew up in the Ocean State, Tomah has deep connections to Maine and its flagship public university. Her dad, Tony Tomah, was born and raised in Houlton. Her mom, Lori […]
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, will partner with acclaimed PBS filmmaker Byron Hurt to develop a collection of hazing prevention resources to accompany Hurt’s 2022 documentary, “HAZING.” The materials will include a viewing guide that will accompany the film and offer an overview […]
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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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