Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article on the reported campaign donations and spending by the seven candidates in the race for Bangor City Council. Brewer said while low spending in national elections tends to mean the races are not as competitive, that […]
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Poet Jennifer Moxley, an English professor at the University of Maine, will read some of her work at Bard College from 6–7 p.m. Nov. 5 as part of the New York college’s John Ashbery Poetry Series. She will be introduced by Ann Lauterbach, Bard College’s David and Ruth Schwab Professor of Languages and Literature, and […]
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Editor’s note: updated version, Nov. 6, 2015 The University of Maine will recognize veterans with a week of events to coincide with Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The activities are coordinated by the UMaine Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) and UMaine Veterans Association. “I have come to know student-veterans at UMaine, and they […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the Baroque Orchestra of Maine (BOOM) will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Minsky Recital Hall at the University of Maine. The “Closer to Home” concert will feature two musicians who live and teach in Maine and is part of the John […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the 10th Cohen Lecture held at the University of Maine. Former Defense Secretary William Cohen was joined by Gen. Joseph Ralston, former supreme allied commander in Europe, and Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, for the moderated discussion, […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “A harm reduction strategy for guns makes the most sense,” by Steve Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Criminology: A Sociological Understanding (6th Edition).” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center and several area sponsors will present a performance and audience discussion on the effects of war Nov. 12 in Bangor. Outside the Wire, a social impact company, will perform “Theater of War” at the Bangor Opera House at 131 Main Street from 7 to 9 p.m. “Theater of War” […]
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Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was a guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Fried, author of “Pathways to Polling: Crisis, Cooperation, and the Making of Public Opinion Professions” and “Muffled Echoes: Oliver North and the Politics of Public Opinion,” spoke about how polls are […]
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The Maine Edge carried a University of Maine news release announcing William Pace, a prominent advocate of international peace and justice, will visit the campus Oct. 28–29 to give two public presentations and meet with UMaine community members at several events. Pace is the executive director of the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP), […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about how the campaigns behind two competing marijuana legalization initiatives are joining forces to support a question they want on the ballot next fall. The proposal would allow Mainers to possess up to 2.5 […]
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