The University of Maine McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) will host a discussion focused on effectively communicating the impact of climate change 7:30–8:30 p.m. Nov 17. Part of the MHC’s 2020-2021 Symposium on “The Story of Climate Change,” this event brings together professionals in varied disciplines who seek to effectively communicate the impact of climate change […]
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Mark Brewer, a University of Maine professor of political science, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about Maine’s ranked-choice voting in local and national elections. He noted that other states are looking to follow Maine’s lead. While ranked-choice voting is receiving a lot of attention, no other states are using this method for choosing the […]
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The Bangor Daily News printed an opinion by Quinn Galletta, a fourth-year journalism and political science student at the University of Maine, lauding the University of Maine System’s handling of the pandemic and praising fellow students for maintaining a safe learning environment while sustaining campus spirit.
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Vox interviewed Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, about incumbent Susan Collins winning the U.S. Senate race in Maine. “There’s a reason she’s the only Northeastern Republican left,” Brewer said. “She doesn’t really fit into the Trump GOP. She was increasingly an ill fit for the Republican Party before […]
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Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, spoke to WABI (Channel 5) about the discrepancy between the polling numbers and the results of the general election races. “You thought 2016 had issues, 2020 was worse,” he said. “What the polls were saying was going to be this blue wave across […]
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The Sun Journal quoted University of Maine Professor of Political Science Amy Fried in a story about absentee and early voting patterns in Maine. According to Fried, Maine voting trends, which reflect those across the U.S., can be attributed to the pandemic.
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Mark Brewer, a University of Maine professor of political science, talked with WVII (Channel 7) about this year’s increase in voting by 18–29-year-olds. According to Brewer, the trend among his students mirrors national turnout estimates for this demographic.
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Philip Edelman, University of Maine assistant professor of music education, about a program that connects local students middle school students with UMaine students offering free, online music lessons.
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Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with People magazine and KPAX in Missoula, Montana, about the U.S. Senate Race in Maine between incumbent Susan Collins and challenger Sara Gideon. “Susan Collins really is the last of the traditional, New England Republicans — more moderate, fiscally conservative, but not […]
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The Free Press advanced an online presentation from Sarah Harlan-Haughey, an associate professor of English at the University of Maine, called “Fact, Fiction and Fandom: The Virtual Reality of Late Medieval Rymes of Robin Hood.” The Rockland Public LIbrary will host the lecture at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 via Zoom. Harlan-Haughey will introduce the tradition […]
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