The University of Maine will celebrate Women’s History Month with a series of events throughout March. Scheduled events will include showings of films such as “Lady Bird” and “The Hunting Ground”; public talks by politicians and activists; a Stephen E. King Chair Lecture by Jim Smith on Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries; a panel discussion on feminism; […]
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University of Maine music professors Phillip and Noreen Silver will perform the works of James Simon (1880–1944) in a Uilenburg Concert, sponsored by the Leo Smit Foundation, March 12 in Theatre Splendor, Amsterdam. More information about the program is online. Simon, a Berlin-born composer and pianist who fled to the Netherlands in 1933 and was […]
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To mark the 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, the Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine has published a new map, “Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada.” The map honors indigenous place names in Canada and the assertion of indigenous authority through place names. Commissioned by Stephen Hornsby, director of UMaine’s […]
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Capt. James Settele, chief of staff to the president at the University of Maine, has been named UMaine’s interim director of athletics, effective March 12. Settele, a member of the UMaine community since 2006, replaces Karlton Creech, who has been named vice chancellor for athletics, recreation and Ritchie Center Operations at the University of Denver, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, was named the 2018 Broadcast Historian by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation for his book, “Six Minutes in Berlin.” Socolow will receive a $5,000 check at the Broadcast Education Association’s annual convention April 8 in Las […]
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Renowned oceanographer and National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle will give a lecture, “Exploring the Ocean in the 21st Century,” 4:30–5:30 p.m. Monday, April 30 in the Collins Center for the Arts. Tickets will be available in March and a second announcement will be posted when they become available. Tickets are free, but will require […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine is accepting applications for the 2018 Maine Government Summer Internship Program. The 12-week program, which runs from May 29 through Aug. 17, provides full-time, paid, summer work experiences in town and city governments, as well as Maine state government agencies. Most internships are located […]
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Abstract submissions for the 2018 University of Maine Student Symposium on April 17 are now being accepted. The UMaine Student Symposium, a campuswide celebration of achievement in student research and creative activity, will be held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a visit to the University of Maine by Gov. Paul LePage. The talk, which focused on the future of government, was presented by the University of Maine College Republicans. The discussion was aimed at Maine’s youth and how they can be the change in government policies, WABI reported. “I am […]
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News Center Maine reported on three Maine politicians who used their remaining campaign funds to help young people in Maine. When senators and representatives step down from office, they often have accumulated campaign war chests in advance of the election year, according to the report. The report looked at the ways three Maine senators who […]
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