Honors College

VillageSoup advances Ellis’ winter poetry workshop in Rockland

VillageSoup reported Kathleen Ellis, who teaches English in the Honors College at the University of Maine, will lead a poetry workshop at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. The Triggering New Poems workshop is set from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 13–17 at the downtown museum. Participants will expand their range of poetry writing […]

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WVII reports on journalism students’ election coverage

WVII (Channel 7) aired a story last month about a University of Maine journalism class and its efforts to cover the November election. Nearly 30 students in Joshua Roiland’s Introduction to Journalism course set up a newsroom and covered local, state and national election stories. Roiland is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication […]

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Glover writes op-ed on Trump election for BDN

Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “Here’s what Trump’s electoral ‘upset’ means for our major political parties.”

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Samuel Borer

Samuel Borer: Dancing among the stars

When Samuel Borer isn’t choreographing the University of Maine’s next School of Performing Arts dance performance, running an ultramarathon, protecting the nation from weapons of mass destruction or figuring out new ways to detect one of the physical world’s most elusive subatomic particles, he’s probably thinking about space exploration. Borer has wanted to be an […]

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Students: Student success at UMaine

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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Honors College students to attend national conference in Seattle

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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Media cover presidential debate watch party

WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News reported on a presidential debate watch party held in the Memorial Union of the University of Maine. About 200 students gathered to watch the debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. “I think potentially when you view things in isolation, you can kind of interpret […]

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UMaine Museum of Art, Honors College, Police Department debut new websites

The University of Maine Museum of Art, Honors College and Police Department are among many UMaine centers and programs that have upgraded to the university’s new website template over the summer. A Self-Guided Walking Tours website also recently launched and features four tours focusing on gardens, outdoor sculptures, the historic district and other distinctive sights […]

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Presidential Debate Watch Party Sept. 26

A University of Maine Presidential Debate Watch Party will be held in the North Pod of Memorial Union 8:30–11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 for the first debate between candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. UMaine political science professors Rich Powell and Rob Glover will introduce the debate and facilitate pre- and post-debate discussion according to […]

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