The University of Maine will hold a free, public lecture examining the religious legacy of the Russian Revolution on its 100th anniversary. Theofanis G. Stavrou, professor of history at the University of Minnesota, will deliver the lecture, “Revolution and Religion in Twentieth Century Russia,” at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in Fogler Library’s University Club. Stavrou […]
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Maine Public and Bangor Daily News reported on the Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine, presented by the UMaine Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service. Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen spoke with media about the Trump presidency before giving his lecture titled “Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency.” He […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke with Buzzfeed for an article on sexual harassment and discrimination among employees of the National Park Service (NPS). According to the article, a recent federal survey of NPS workers revealed that 39 percent of the workforce has experienced harassment or discrimination on the […]
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Today at the University of Maine Foundation Annual Luncheon, University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter and University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills announced that UMaine and the Foundation have moved into the final, public phase of the Vision for Tomorrow comprehensive campaign, a $200 million fundraising drive for UMaine. The campaign has […]
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It’s a story as old as humanity: the eagerness to trade the good things we have for what we think will surely be better. Composer Igor Stravinsky captured that age-old theme in “L’Histoire du Soldat” (The Soldier’s Tale), and Oct. 27–29, the University of Maine School of Performing Arts will bring it to the Cyrus Pavilion stage. […]
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Drew Brooks, a microbiology and music double major from Lyman, Maine, came to the University of Maine with a goal of becoming a medical doctor. As a sophomore, Brooks already has been accepted to Tufts University School of Medicine through the Maine Track Early Assurance program. Born of a partnership between Tufts and Maine Medical […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, Peace and Reconciliation Studies, and ESTIA invite the public to attend the fall conference, “Reclaiming a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence,” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 16 at Buchanan Alumni House. Presenters include: Darren Ranco, George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research […]
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More than 100 Bangor and Brewer area high school students studying advanced French and Spanish are expected to participate in World Languages Day Oct. 12 at the University of Maine. The annual event, offered by UMaine’s Department of Modern Languages and Classics, features immersion activities in French and Spanish, including a culture bowl, scavenger hunt, […]
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The University of Maine’s School of Computing and Information Science and student chapter of ACM-W (Association of Computing Machinery’s Council on Women in Computing) will present a talk by software engineer Becky Plummer on Oct. 12. Plummer will present “How my love of computer science blossomed as a Maine-iac and took me to London” from […]
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The University of Maine’s School of Policy and International Affairs (SPIA) and Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service will co-host the two-day conference, “Russia, Ukraine, and Euro-Atlantic Security” Oct. 12–13. Speakers will include former diplomats and academics representing Russian, European, Ukrainian and American perspectives. The conference will conclude with a roundtable discussion involving the […]
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