The Bangor Daily News promoted a Lord Hall art show curated by University of Maine students and featuring more than 100 works from 16 student artists. The exhibit, which includes paintings, sculptures, animation and performance art, can be seen in Lord Hall Gallery 9 a.m.–4 p.m. weekdays. More information about the gallery is online.
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News Center Maine interviewed several University of Maine students for their thoughts about the election and candidates for various races. “I think once you get down to a person-to-person level, it’s a lot less partisan. I think a lot of partisanship is for show,” said junior Virginia Hugo-Vidal, who serves as vice president for the […]
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The Associated Press, Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander noted the induction of the late Arthur Guesman, former University of Maine professor who served as advisor to the Maine Campus newspaper, into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame this month. U.S. News & World Report, The Hour, the Caledonian Record, the Herald Standard, the […]
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Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with The Center Square about ranked choice voting, particularly as it relates to the presidential election and U.S. Senate race in Maine. “There’s a very good chance ranked choice voting will determine the outcome in the U.S. Senate race,” he said. “You […]
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Award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister spoke with Maine Public prior to her lecture about women, anger and political change as part of the University of Maine Stephen E. King Chair lecture series. During the radio program “All things considered,” Traister spoke about systems of oppression against women, the civil rights and other historic movements and elections in the […]
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University of Maine Professor of Political Science Mark Brewer spoke with News Center Maine about the two-party political system that often frustrates younger voters. Several students were interviewed as well, echoing that the lack of choice among candidates is discouraging while acknowledging the importance of the 2020 election.
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The Boston Globe quoted Mark Brewer, a University of Maine professor of political science, in an article about the popularity of President Donald Trump in Maine’s Second Congressional District.
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WABI (Channel 5) talked with Michael Socolow, director of the University of Maine’s McGillicuddy Humanities Center, about Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds,” noting that at that time, radio was the social media of its day. “We should apply media literacy and think about things critically. That was important in 1938 […]
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Professor of Political Science Mark Brewer talked with Maine Public about the likelihood of Democrats maintaining control of the state Senate following next week’s election. “The control of the Maine Senate is a pure toss-up,” said Brewer, who indicated a number of important state races are not garnering voter or media attention.
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Women, anger and political change are topics of a virtual lecture by award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister 5 p.m. Oct. 29. This free event is part of the Stephen E. King Chair lecture series at the University of Maine. More information, including a registration link, is available online. To request a reasonable accommodation, call 207.581.1226.
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