“‘Bring him back to me, please’ That was my nightly request,” Frances Hartgen wrote. “The letters piled in my bureau drawer, eventually tied with ribbon and stacked away. For what or why I did not know.” Hartgen recounted in her 2003 memoir, “For Vincent: A Love Story,” her days away from the man who would […]
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Mark Brewer, a professor and chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about possible voter actions in response to semi-open primaries. Brewer said that while there may not be a significant surge, there could be some increase in voters switching parties or unenrolling due to […]
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University of Maine undergraduate student Olivia Britton published an op-ed on CentralMaine.com through the Scholars Strategy Network. Britton’s op-ed is titled “Make opioid reversal medication available to Mainers.”
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The Kennebunk Post promoted an archeology forum for anyone seeking to learn, discuss and share insights into the world of archaeology. Four Maine-based archaeology professionals including Bonnie Newsom, University of Maine associate professor of anthropology, will be featured speakers at the event on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Bangor Daily News interviewed Darren Ranco, chair of UMaine Native American Programs and professor of anthropology, and John Bear Mitchell, a UMaine lecturer in Wabanaki Studies and outreach & student development coordinator for the Wabanaki Center, for a story titled “Orono council apologizes to Penobscot Nation for minimizing chief in new signs.” The article also […]
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The University of Maine recognized 3,123 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,073 are from Maine, 1,050 are from 46 other states and 77 are from 33 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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The Conversation published an article by University of Maine assistant professor of political science and international affairs Nick Micinski that shows how funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to support refugees has been politicized.
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The Rangeley Highlander interviewed Shawn Laatsch, director of the University of Maine’s Versant Power Astronomy Center, about the upcoming total solar eclipse April 8, which is expected to have a direct path through Maine. “The sky gets dark, like twilight. It’s silvery. Shadows are weird. You’ll see some of the brighter stars and planets. It […]
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A showcase of current research and creative projects in the humanities, “Visions 2024,” will be held on Thursday, February 8 from 5–7:30 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts. Featuring brief talks from the Collins Center mainstage, video presentations and an informal conversation in the Bodwell Lounge, and exhibitions in the center lobby, “Visions […]
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In spring 2024, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) will welcome four new undergraduate humanities research fellows: Kiera Campbell, Jess Cleary-Reuning, Alex Morgan and Mackenzie Reynolds. This new cohort will join current fellows Chapman “Chappy” Hall, Iris Loehr, Sarah Renee Ozlanski and Katherine Ritche. MHC undergraduate fellows receive an award of up to […]
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