Dominique DiSpirito, a University of Maine junior dedicated to strengthening communities through environmental policy, is a finalist for a 2021 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards its prestigious, merit-based scholarships to juniors pursuing public service careers. Recipients can receive up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school, and earn access […]
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The University of Maine recognized 4,133 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2020 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,670 are from Maine, 1,366 are from 38 other states and 97 are from 35 countries other than the U.S. Due to the unusual and challenging circumstances faced this semester […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine Honors College received a $500 grant from the Maine Hunger Dialogue. The funds will be used to reduce food insecurity in the student population, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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The Maine Hunger Dialogue has awarded a $500 grant to the University of Maine Honors College to fight food insecurity in the student population. UMaine Honors College students who attended the 2020 Maine Hunger Dialogue, held virtually Oct. 23, applied for this funding based on their research that found food insecurity, already on the rise […]
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Maura Philippone has been awarded a 2020 National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Scholarship. The competitive merit-based scholarship is awarded to up to three undergraduate senior students nationwide who are active in NSSLHA and will begin their graduate studies in fall following graduation. Philippone graduated summa cum laude in May 2020 from the University […]
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The University of Maine Honors College is now accepting entries for the 2020-21 John M. Rezendes Ethics Essay Competition. All UMaine undergraduate students who are enrolled for the Spring 2021 semester are invited to submit an 8- to 10-page essay that focuses on ethics, broadly construed. This year, the suggested theme is deconstructing systems of […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine students are engaging with the political process this year by assisting at the polls across Maine, replacing older poll workers who are concerned about contracting coronavirus.
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Honors students versed in poetry, music, slacklining and other aptitudes are vying for the top spots in the Honors Talent Show Competition, in which the campus community will decide the victors. The Honors College received video submissions from 15 contestants, all of which are displayed on the event webpage. To help determine the winners, the […]
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Vision for Tomorrow comprehensive campaign has exceeded its $200 million goal by more than $8 million, according to UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills in announcing the successful completion of the record-setting fundraising effort. The public phase of the campaign was […]
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University of Maine students Sarah Marcotte and Abigail Muscat earned Killam Fellowships to study in Canada during the spring 2021 semester. Marcotte, a third-year biology major, plans to study at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Muscat, a third-year marine sciences major and international affairs minor, plans to study at the University of British Columbia […]
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