College campuses across the country are working to put an end to hazing, a form of interpersonal and community violence that is often normalized and minimized through tradition. At the same time, postsecondary institutions are grappling with legacies of racism and white supremacy rooted in similar norms and practices. A new study led by University […]
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Student affairs professionals from colleges across the nation will be in Orono June 4-5 for the annual Hazing Prevention Consortium (HPC) summit at the University of Maine’s Buchanan Alumni House. Elizabeth Allan, a UMaine professor of higher education, is a leading researcher on hazing and the founder of StopHazing, which works to promote safe and […]
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Courtney Angelosante, coordinator of the Positive Behavior Supports & Interventions initiative at the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News on how the at-home schooling year of the COVID-19 pandemic affected students’ behavior. Angelosante said the lost year is showing up clearly in terms of how students […]
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Researchers from the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine are sub-awardees on a new grant in partnership with the city of Rockland and the MidCoast Community Collaborative. The federal award is part of the new Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success initiative from the Office of Justice Programs’ Office of […]
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University of Maine assistant professor of special education Melissa Cuba and Adai Tefera, an associate professor of special education at the University of Arizona, have been awarded $50,000 from the William T. Grant Foundation for a collaborative study with Portland Public Schools. Their work aims to reduce administrative burdens and reimagine engagement with families of […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and Summer University are partnering to offer a series of institutes for K-12 school personnel looking for personal and professional growth and innovative solutions for unique challenges in today’s schools. The third annual UMaine Educators Institute will be held June 17-18, featuring a keynote speech […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WFVX promoted the University of Maine’s 2024 commencement ceremonies.
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Brig. Gen. Diane Dunn, adjutant general of the Maine National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, told University of Maine’s newest graduates to continue in an endless pursuit of knowledge, find passion in their work and live their lives in service of others. “I know the words — learn, […]
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More than 1,000 student researchers, co-authors, faculty, staff, event sponsors and community members celebrated student achievement at the 2024 University of Maine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity on April 12. Among the 350 projects featured, 35 earned awards. The ninth annual symposium connected the public with UMaine student researchers and scholars who presented […]
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Having grown up in a multilingual family, Melissa Cuba knows firsthand what school is like for students who have multifaceted identities and come from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. As an assistant professor of special education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, Cuba’s research focuses on a particular subset of […]
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