The College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine and the Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP) are hosting an Education Career Fair on Thursday, April 13 from 1–3 p.m. at Wells Conference Center. More than 20 Maine school districts and other organizations, including the Maine Department of Education, will have tables at […]
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The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed Leah Hakkola, associate professor of higher education, for an article about states where lawmakers want to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at colleges and universities, and states where legislators want to require it. Hakkola said that in the current polarized political climate in the U.S., legislation that […]
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Liam Anderson, a junior at the University of Maine studying early childhood education, and Emily Albee, a UMaine alumna, were featured in a Portland Press Herald article about a bill that Maine lawmakers are considering to raise teachers’ minimum salaries to $50,000. “For the aspiring educators seeking out the opportunity to positively impact their community with their […]
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Twelve undergraduates have been named 2023 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Read their short biographies: Mille Baartvedt Mille Baartvedt of Oslo, Norway is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The kinesiology and physical education major is a Presidential Scholar. On campus, she has worked […]
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Mille Baartvedt of Oslo, Norway is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The kinesiology and physical education major is a Presidential Scholar. On campus, she has worked at the New Balance Student Recreation Center and as a teaching assistant, and been a member of the Maine chapter of […]
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Emily Davison of North Waterboro, Maine is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development. She is majoring in athletic training with a minor in child development and family relations. The UMaine Presidential Scholarship recipient also received the 2023 Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Joseph Abraham Scholarship and 2022 Maine Athletic Trainers’ […]
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A significant percentage of college students in the United States are parents. According to studies, about 20 percent of undergraduate students and more than a third of graduate students are raising children under the age of 18, with mothers accounting for more than half of both populations. To get a better understanding of the experiences […]
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With a $499,970 grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office of Aging and Disability Services, the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS), will conduct a model demonstration project of intensive evidence-based behavioral intervention to help adults with disabilities who are currently subject to restrictive behavior management […]
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The American Educational Research Association will present its 2023 Outstanding Conference Submission Award for the project, “Interrogating consequential education research: Exploring social networks connecting communities with a university environmental service-learning program.” Team members on the project from the University of Connecticut include John Volin, now University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and […]
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Niya Bond, Ph.D. candidate in higher education at the University of Maine, co-wrote an article for Inside Higher Ed about the importance of play in learning. The article explained that Bond has created a video about the vision she has for the teaching and learning journey that she will share with students of her online […]
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