History Department Ph.D. student An Nguyen has been awarded the Marilyn B. Young Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). This highly competitive fellowship funds one doctoral candidate each year. Nguyen, who is working with professors Ngo Vinh Long and Elizabeth McKillen, will use the significant support to finish […]
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Should the environment be viewed as a resource to use or a spectacle to remain untouched by humans? Kevin Duffy’s interest in Maine community members’ perspectives regarding the complexities of this question, and others related to coastal development, was sparked by his participation in the Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) research project. Duffy, now a […]
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Kaylee Brann of Albion, Katelyn Ellis of Dixfield and Sadie Libby of Skowhegan are the first people to earn degrees as Maine’s Top Scholars at the University of Maine. Maine’s Top Scholar (MTS) program, which began in 2017, provides high-achieving undergraduates with full tuition, a designated faculty mentor and opportunities for research experience. They’re also […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported that University of Maine faculty are incorporating COVID-19-related content in multiple courses. History professor Liam Riordan said that it’s important to think about dramatic continuities across time to “understand our own moment.” Associate professor of political science and international policy Kristin Vekasi said seizing the opportunity to learn about the coronavirus […]
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University of Maine trumpet professor Jack Burt shared how he’s staying positive and keeping his skills sharp with News Center’s 207. The interview is slated to air at 7 p.m. Friday, June 26. Almost daily since April 5, Burt has recorded “An Étude a Day Keeps the COVID Away,” which he uploads to his YouTube […]
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The Free Press previewed Liam Riordan’s bicentennial lecture that will be livestreamed at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 6 on the Belfast Free Library’s Facebook page. The University of Maine history professor’s illustrated presentation will explore the long statehood process in Maine that culminated in 1820 with separation from Massachusetts For more information, call the Belfast […]
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University of Maine Sociology professor Steven Barkan co-authored an Oxford University Press blog titled “Black lives matter in prisons too” with Bates College associate professor of sociology and alumnus Michael Rocque. They wrote that if Black people have higher street crime rates “it’s because they are so much more likely than whites to live in […]
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Judith Rosenbaum, associate professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism, shared advice about posting on social media with WABI (Channel 5). She advised users to consider everyone with whom they’re engaging. “I think a lot of people fail to consider the perspectives of all of those audiences,” she said. “Think to yourself, am I […]
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, many University of Maine faculty members helped students navigate the crisis through education. Professors introduced coronavirus-related content into their spring 2020 syllabi so students could delve deeper into the real-time problems it presents. This fall, even more UMaine classes in multiple academic areas will include COVID-19-related […]
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The Conversation cited research by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, in the article “Journalists believe news and opinion are separate, but readers can’t tell the difference.” According to Socolow, John Oakes, the editorial page editor of the New York Times in 1970, created the first op-ed […]
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