Education and Human Development

Morning Star interviewed Fairman on K-12 testing standards

The Maine Morning Star interviewed Janet Fairman, associate professor at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, on the discrepancies between statewide and national assessments for K-12 students. “One would have to ask, ‘Why do Maine students appear to be much more proficient on our statewide assessments than they do on the […]

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Harpswell Anchor interviews Dimmel on AI in K-12 classrooms

The Harpswell Anchor interviewed Justin Dimmel, associate dean for academics and student engagement and associate professor of mathematics education and instructional technology, on the benefits AI can bring to the classroom if used correctly. Dimmel co-authored a 2023 study with colleague Izge Bayyurt that explores how AI language models such as ChatGPT can assist with […]

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University of Maine announces fall 2024 Dean’s List 

The University of Maine recognized 3,371 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2024 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,327 are from Maine, 991 are from 46 other states and 53 are from 17 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]

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Maine media interview Fairman on K-12 students’ NAEP testing results

Maine Public and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Janet Fairman, associate professor at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, on Maine’s K-12 student results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP or The Nation’s Report Card, and her research on the state’s education policy. Fairman said Maine’s localized education […]

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WABI covers teacher pinning ceremony

WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s second annual Pinning and Recognition Ceremony, which recognizes new teacher candidates. “We talk about teaching as a vocational calling, and so we want to do things to help our students understand that this choice that you make to work with children, […]

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Daily Camera interviews Allan for her expertise in national hazing trends

The Daily Camera out of Boulder, Colorado, interviewed Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, on her expertise on the topic of hazing and a national comprehensive study on hazing that she completed in 2008. Allan said hazing continues to go largely unreported today, which makes it hard to understand […]

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WalletHub cites Puhlman on family-friendly qualities of states

WalletHub featured Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of family studies at the University of Maine, as an expert on factors that attract families to live in certain states, and how those factors impact the well-being of families and child development. Puhlman said families have many factors to consider when choosing a place to settle, but each […]

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‘The Maine Question’ explores hazing, on campus and beyond

From the military to athletics to campus fraternity and sorority life, students and others endure hazing to satisfy the basic human desire to be part of a group. It operates in the shadows, but when hazing does appear in the headlines, it is often associated with tragic consequences.  Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership […]

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