Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bustle article, “Body positivity needs to talk about combating the harmful effects of fat discrimination.” The article cited a recent interview Blackstone gave to Broadly about why plus-size women are discriminated against in interviews and their careers. “For women, being thin […]
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The 30th annual Maryann Hartman Awards at the University of Maine will celebrate the achievements of three Maine leaders — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills; calligrapher and book artist Nancy Ruth Leavitt of Stillwater, Maine; and Joyce Taylor Gibson, dean of the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College. The Young Women’s Social Justice Award will […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow David Bernhardt, Maine’s Commissioner of Transportation, will visit the University of Maine on Wednesday, April 6. Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are prominent individuals with a past or current career as a policymaker in the state. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center brings its fellows to […]
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Tenure and/or promotion for 15 University of Maine faculty members has been approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. The faculty were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service. “The caliber of these faculty members […]
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Members of the University of Maine and surrounding communities are invited to learn about Islamic faith and culture during a week of activities, March 28–April 2. Islamic Awareness Week events will be held on the UMaine campus, as well as at the Islamic Center of Maine, 151 Park St. in Orono. Activities including henna tattoos, […]
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The School of Biology and Ecology and Career Center are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The Department of English, Bachelor of University Studies and Board of Visitors also recently upgraded. The new umaine.edu and related pages debuted in late August. For more information on the UMaine website conversion, […]
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Richard Judd, the McBride Professor of History at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “More than 200 years later, Maine still feels a chill from the Year Without a Summer.” In April 1815, Indonesia’s Mount Tambora had one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history, according […]
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The Ellsworth American published the opinion piece, “The return of the ‘Know-Nothings?’” by Hugh Curran, who teaches courses in Peace and Reconciliation Studies at the University of Maine.
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Rhea Cote Robbins, a Franco-American Studies instructor, was inducted into the Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame March 16. Robbins, a UMaine alumna, was an editor of Le FORUM at the Franco-American Center from 1986-96, and in 1997, won the Maine Chapbook Award for her nonfiction book, Wednesday’s Child. She teaches courses in Franco-American women’s experiences, contact […]
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Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), Portland Press Herald and Society for Science & the Public reported a Bangor High School senior who invented a gadget for improving water quality received one of three first-place awards — worth $150,000 — at the Intel Science Talent Search awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The awards are a […]
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