A WABI (Channel 5) story described methods of keeping University of Maine music students and band members safe during live practice sessions, including face coverings for singers and trash bags covering wind instruments. Laura Artesani, music division chair, said she has heard no complaints from the students. “They are happy to be back here. They […]
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The University of Maine McGillicuddy Humanities Center will offer a virtual workshop about applying for grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Mark Silver, senior program officer in the NEH Division of Research Programs, will lead the free, public workshop. Advance registration is required. Space […]
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Editor’s note: story updated Sept. 21. Maine residents are invited to participate in a new project at the University of Maine that is using the arts to tell the story of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jack Pine Project, a collaboration of the Maine Folklife Center, Maine Studies Program and the Hutchinson Center, connects professional artists, […]
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Race scholar Shontay Delalue, vice president of institutional equity and diversity at Brown University and University of Maine alum (’00, ’03G), will facilitate a workshop and offer a public presentation on Monday, Sept. 21 for the University of Maine community. BLACK@UMaine is an online workshop that will provide current students with an opportunity to share […]
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The University of Maine’s nonpartisan campus voting initiative, UMaine UVote, will help register voters Tuesday, Sept. 22, at several locations on campus in celebration of National Voter Registration Day. During the civic holiday, volunteers participate in a cross-country effort to register voters in advance of the general election in November. Members of UMaine UVote will […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Rob Glover, associate professor of political science at the University of Maine, about the recent uptick in election-related mailings across Maine. “Multiple mailers will show up at individuals’ houses or sometimes they are getting absentee applications for folks that haven’t lived in the house in a number of years,” said Glover, […]
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Mark Brewer, professor of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a story titled “Lobster Dealers, Processors Say They Were Left Out Of Federal Aid Deal — And Some Blame Politics.” According to the story, the federal government awarded Maine lobstermen $50 million to compensate for financial losses that resulted […]
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Michael Socolow, an associate professor in communication and journalism at the University of Maine, spoke with NBC News for a story titled “Bob Woodward criticized for not releasing Trump’s COVID-19 comments sooner.” Socolow said the veteran Washington Post journalist, known best for his coverage of the Watergate scandal involving former President Richard M. Nixon, has […]
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The Advertiser Democrat, VillageSoup and Wiscasset Newspaper highlighted Liam Riordan, a professor of history at the University of Maine, as one of several notable presenters for the Maine Historical Society’s MAINE AT 200 virtual series. The program, which the historical society will broadcast from September through March via Zoom, will feature conversations and panels on […]
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The University of Maine Political Science Department and UMaine UVote are partnering to offer mini-grants of as much as $500 to support nonpartisan activities intended to raise awareness about voting and the November election. Election Engagement mini-grants are available to all members of the UMaine community, with applications accepted online on a rolling basis until […]
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