The Sun Journal published a Q&A profile on Brenda Gammon, director of Region 9, School of Applied Technology in Mexico, Maine. Gammon promised her father-in-law she would keep going to school until he could call her “doctor,” according to the article. This December, Gammon will receive her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of […]
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Jason Harkins, an associate professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about CoVort, a startup business he co-owns. CoVort is an around-the-clock office for rent, social club and business incubation center located in Bangor that plans to take advantage of the nationwide trend toward co-working, […]
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A giant map of Europe is currently taking up a portion of the gymnasium floor at Leonard Middle School in Old Town, where students are using it to study the geography and culture of the continent. It’s the second consecutive year that University of Maine College of Education and Human Development Assistant Professor Patrick Womac […]
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The Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center at the University of Maine recently earned reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children — the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals. “It means we’re the best of the best,” says center coordinator Margo Brown. “It’s just recognition for what we do […]
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The University of Maine is addressing the state’s shortage of foreign language teachers and the resulting lack of language instruction for young learners in an after-school program at the Franco-American Center. Launched last fall, K–5 students in the Bangor-Orono-Old Town receive two hours of French-language instruction, twice a week, for a $50 fee. The program […]
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Read transcript At UMaine, student success is multifaceted — from academic support and the Think 30 initiative to community engagement. Find out what students have to say about how they found success at UMaine.
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Growing up in New York City, Zikomo Barr had no notion that he’d one day end up in Maine, pursuing a degree and career in post-secondary student affairs. “It’s not an industry or a field that you aspire to go into when you go to college. It’s something that you stumble upon or realize that […]
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Fifteen University of Maine Honors College students will attend the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in Seattle, Oct. 13–16. Each will make at least one presentation, either on research conducted in collaboration with UMaine faculty mentors, or on Honors pedagogy and culture. Some of the students also will participate in panel and roundtable discussions. In […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a new study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior that found sexually active older men are at significantly greater risk for developing heart attacks, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular problems than their less-active male peers. Men who reported having sex with a partner once per […]
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Literacy is a fundamental human right with the ability to transform the lives of children, families and communities. That was the message of a daylong professional development workshop held Sept. 26 at the University of Maine. Mary Ehrenworth, deputy director of Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, a literacy think tank at Columbia University, spoke […]
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