Kenneth Palmer, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network about former Maine Sen. William Hathaway who passed away Monday. Palmer said Hathaway was helpful to his political science students while he was in office.
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The Bangor Daily News recently published the opinion piece “Why Maine is a leader in juvenile justice” by Michael Rocque, director of research at the Maine Department of Corrections and adjunct faculty member of the University of Maine Sociology Department.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported Lauren Reeves, a 2013 graduate of the University of Maine where she studied journalism and Spanish, was named Maine’s Credit Unions’ 2013 Young & Free Maine Spokester. As the Spokester, Reeves will work full time attending events, posting blog entries and creating videos as an advocate for the state’s 18- to […]
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Amy Fried and Mark Brewer, political science professors at the University of Maine, were quoted in an Associated Press article on Gov. Paul LePage and his relationship with Maine Republicans. The Portland Press Herald and the Indiana-based The Republic were among news organizations to carry the report.
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SeacostOnline reported a political science major from the University of Maine will be interning at Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Washington, D.C., this summer. Justin Davis IV of South Berwick has previously served as an intern in Collins’ Bangor Constituent Service Center and will be one of two interns in the Washington office.
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Research documents that peasants were devoted to their hard-working companions.
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The obituary for Edward Collins Jr., who taught political science and international law at the University of Maine for more than 35 years starting in 1962, is available online. The obituary for John Mitchell Nickerson, who taught political science and public administration at the University of Maine at Augusta and as a member of the […]
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Lauren Reeves, a 2013 graduate of the University of Maine where she studied journalism and Spanish, is one of four finalists in Maine’s Credit Unions’ 2013 Young & Free Maine Spokester search. Reeves, a Lovell, Maine native who recently moved to Windham after studying abroad in Spain, is competing for the chance to be an […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine’s decision to name Francois Amar the new dean of the Honors College. Amar, who is currently chairman of the UMaine Department of Chemistry, will begin his new role Aug. 1. Amar succeeds the late Charlie Slavin, who passed away in July 2012.
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Researchers and students from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine are featured in an article and video by Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. The report cites work by Climate Change Institute researcher Gordon Bromley and UMaine anthropologist Kurt Rademaker.
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