The Iraq War and the rise of ISIS will be the focus of a Nov. 7 lecture at the University of Maine by retired U.S. Army colonel and military historian Peter Mansoor. The free public lecture at 3:10 p.m. in 100 D.P. Corbett Business Building will be followed by a question-and-answer session. For more information […]
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Américo Mendoza-Mori, a professor of Spanish and Quechua at the University of Pennsylvania, will give a lecture on indigenous languages beginning at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5 in Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall. Supporting Indigenous Languages: The Case of Quechua” will focus on the possibilities of supporting indigenous languages like Quechua in colleges and universities. Quechua […]
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Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Maine Public “Maine Things Considered” report on Maine voter turnout. Election officials in Maine are reporting a spike in requests for absentee ballots, and one third of all ballots cast could be absentee, according to Maine Public. Increased voter […]
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Seacoast Online interviewed Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, for an article about the Maine governor’s race. The race, a contest between a Democrat, a Republican and an independent, has been marked by decorum and lack of controversy, in contrast to the previous two election cycles, the article states. […]
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NPR quoted Mark Brewer, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, in the report “This Maine District Went for Obama, Then Trump. Now It’s a Toss-Up.” The report focused on the political history of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which was held by Democrats for 20 years before the election of Republican House […]
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The Washington Post published an opinion piece co-written by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, about Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” broadcast. The piece, titled “Unraveling the myth of ‘War of the Worlds,’” challenged long-held conceptions that the broadcast caused mass panic and hysteria, arguing that […]
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The Pew Charitable Trusts Stateline blog quoted Amy Fried, a professor and chair of the political science department at the University of Maine, in the article “Here’s Why Texas Voter Turnout Was So Low and Why It’s Surging Now.” Texas has a longstanding record of low voter turnout, in part due to a large percentage […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered a candlelight vigil at the University of Maine for the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. The vigil was held on the steps of Fogler Library at noon Oct. 29. Students, faculty and staff gathered in memory of the 11 people who died in the shooting on […]
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Maine Public quoted Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, in a report on the movement to redesign exhibits around Native culture. The report focused on efforts by the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor to begin “museum decolonization,” or changing the way in which […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a poem written by Jennifer Moxley, a professor of English at the University of Maine. “7:54 AM” appeared as part of “Deep Water: Maine Poems,” a series edited and introduced by Portland poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and produced in collaboration with the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Moxley’s poem tracks the […]
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