Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Dispatch Times article, “Democrats interrupt party chair to demand more presidential debates.” According to Fried, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign rallies have become a strong draw, and his liberal views play to the Democratic Party’s base, the article states.
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The Portland Press Herald reported Hillary Clinton will bring her Democratic presidential campaign to King Middle School in Portland on Friday, Sept. 18. The relatively low-key event will be a sharp contrast to a Maine rally by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who packed the Cross Insurance Arena in July, the article states. Sanders’ rallies have […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the School of Performing Arts’ fall 2015 season. The school is staging 29 distinct theater, music and dance shows totaling 40 performances in three campus venues from September through December. The season began in September with a Faculty Jazz Recital and will end Dec. […]
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The 2015 Stanley Sue Distinguished Diversity Lecture will be presented by psychologist Jessica Good who will speak about how to manage diversity among faculty and students in a way that promotes success for all. “Framing Diversity: Emphasize Similarity or Embrace Differences?” begins at 3:10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 in 115 D.P. Corbett Business Building. The […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in an Associated Press article about how U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is nearing her 6,000th consecutive vote in the Senate. On Thursday, Collins is likely to become the third senator to hit the milestone when she weighs in on measures related to […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will be one of 30 participating venues during ARTober, a monthlong celebration of arts and culture. The Bangor City Council approved the celebration that is planned by the Bangor Commission on Cultural Development and will showcase more than 80 events […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a dedication ceremony for the Adrien Lanthier Ringuette Library at the University of Maine’s Franco-American Centre. The collection includes 2,100 books, 100 topographical and historical maps, and thousands of pages of handwritten notes compiled by Adrien or his mother, Anita Ringuette, and dozens of original genealogical schematics documenting the […]
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Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine and president of StopHazing.org, was quoted in the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education article, “Educators say there’s much work ahead on hazing issue.” “Attention is growing, but we still need much more understanding and awareness,” Allan said, adding we are “still in the […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “GOP presidential candidates dig their own electoral graves on immigration.” Glover is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]
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Social commentator and political activist Jim Hightower will deliver the University of Maine History Department’s 24th annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture on Oct. 1. The national radio commentator, public speaker and New York Times best-selling author will give the talk, “Twenty-First Century Populist Movements are Flourishing at America’s Grassroots,” at 7:30 […]
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