After graduating from the University of Maine this summer with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science, Alexandra Barzin is already off to her next adventure. The Jamestown, Rhode Island native has accepted a teaching position in Thailand. Barzin, who will teach English, says she’s a little nervous, but mostly excited. “I have always […]
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Susan Bennett-Armistead, a professor of literacy education at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) at an early childhood education conference in Augusta. Presenters at the two-day event said increasing childhood literacy will boost high school graduation rates, according to the report. By eighth grade, nearly 30 percent of Maine students can’t read […]
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University of Maine professors Marie Hayes and Craig Mason, along with Ph.D. student Jake Emerson, were quoted in a Bangor Daily News report about the increase of infant deaths in Maine. While the nation’s infant mortality rate is worse than many wealthy countries, it has improved since the 1990s. Meanwhile, Maine’s rate has fallen behind […]
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Elizabeth Allan, executive director of StopHazing.org and professor of higher education at the University of Maine, was cited in an Inside Higher Ed report on a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Allan provided expert testimony as part of the roundtable discussion, “Campus Safety: Improving Prevention and Response […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,267 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2016 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,721 are from Maine, 483 are from 32 other states and 63 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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“Maine Schools in Focus,” an informative, issue-oriented feature on the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development website, is taking a break until the new school year begins in the fall. Since launching in mid-March, the college has published eight research-based briefings as part of the “Maine Schools in Focus” series. Each post […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a two-day meeting held at the University of Maine to discuss hazing prevention research. The event was the culmination of the Hazing Prevention Consortium, a three-year research-to-practice initiative led by Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at UMaine. In addition to UMaine, the meeting included representatives from seven other […]
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The University of Maine will host researchers from seven other universities for a two-day meeting to discuss hazing prevention research. The event is the culmination of the Hazing Prevention Consortium, a three-year research-to-practice initiative led by UMaine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan. In addition to UMaine, the meeting will include representatives from the University […]
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Thirteen students and two professors from the University of Maine spent the final week of May on Swan’s Island doing community service projects and taking in the island’s natural and cultural attractions as part of a unique May Term travel-study course. When Annette Nelligan and Laura Cowan met last fall at a seminar on service […]
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Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership with the College of Education and Human Development, was quoted in a recent Education Week article about student involvement in decision-making at a Vermont high school. The school, Harwood Union High School in Moretown, Vermont, gives students a voice in nearly every aspect of school life, from […]
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