Liberal Arts and Sciences

UMaine to host free training workshop for women interested in leadership

A free training workshop for college women who are interested in sharpening their leadership skills and learning more about political campaigns will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 at Wells Conference Center on the University of Maine campus. Elect Her — Campus Women Win participants will learn the basics of running a successful student government campaign, […]

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Digital Humanities Week Sept. 21–25

The University of Maine Humanities Center will host several free and public events as part of the third biennial Digital Humanities Week, Sept. 21–25. Events throughout the week aim to showcase groundbreaking digital work and bring faculty, students and the surrounding community together to discuss the world of the digital humanities, according to UMaine history […]

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Student bus trip to Portland Museum of Art Sept. 19

University of Maine students are invited to take a $10 bus trip to Portland for a guided tour of the Portland Museum of Art’s exhibit, “Directors’ Cut: Selections from the Maine Art Museum Trail,” on Saturday, Sept. 19. The bus will leave from the Collins Center for the Arts parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and […]

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‘The Cherry Orchard’ one of many fall picks for School of Performing Arts

An invitation to “Find Yourself in the Arts” headlines the inside of the University of Maine School of Performing Arts fall 2015 brochure. The SPA is providing numerous opportunities for people to do just that. It’s staging 29 distinct theater, music and dance shows totaling 40 performances in three campus venues from September through December. […]

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AP quotes Brewer in report on Rand Paul’s Freeport campaign stop

Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in an Associated Press article about Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul’s recent campaign stop in Freeport. The rally and fundraiser were held at a restaurant where Paul’s father, Ron Paul, drew a large crowd in January 2012 before his strong showing in […]

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UMaine accepting applications for after-school ArtWorks! program

The University of Maine Department of Art is accepting applications for the fall 2015 session of after-school art classes for area children in grades K–8. The ArtWorks! program provides children an opportunity to explore the world of art through hands-on experiences with a variety of visual media, as well as the history and viewing of […]

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Hispanic heritage lecture series announced

The University of Maine and CHISPA Centro Hispano will host the 2015 Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series throughout September and October. All lectures will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays starting Sept. 17 at UMaine’s Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall. The events are free and open to the public and include a […]

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Counihan discusses majoring in humanities on MPBN

As part of a series on the importance of humanities, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed Patty Counihan, who directed the University of Maine’s Career Center until she retired earlier this year. Counihan spoke about an essay she wrote titled, “What are You Going to Do with ‘That’ Major? The Humanities, Jobs and a Career,” […]

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Visiting scholar John Burns to deliver lectures, narrate poetry program

University of Maine alumnus and chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Religion at Rockford University in Illinois will deliver lectures and host a poetry program at UMaine in September. John Burns, an associate professor of Spanish who teaches Latin American literature, will give the lecture “Behind The Savage Detectives: The Infrarrealist […]

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