Upon the recommendation of Provost-Designate Jeffrey Hecker, University of Maine President Paul W. Ferguson has named Naomi Jacobs as interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, effective Sept. 1, 2013. Jacobs, a professor of English, has been appointed to a one-year term, with a national search to begin this academic year. Hecker, […]
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University of Maine graduate student Bridie McGreavy was one of 29 doctoral students nationwide who were selected to participate in this year’s Doctoral Honors Seminar of the National Communication Association, July 18–21 in Bar Harbor. For more than three decades, the seminar has brought together the top Ph.D. students and faculty to discuss current topics […]
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The Portland Press Herald reviewed the current exhibits at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. The exhibits include paintings by Joanne Freeman, Emily Trenholm, Rachelle Agundes and Sean Downey.
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Scott See, the Libra professor of history at the University of Maine, has been awarded a Fulbright Canada fellowship for research at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the 2013–2014 academic year. He will study the emergence of written Canadian history that portrays the country in a peaceful light. See’s research project, “Public Memory […]
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Elaine Gershman, who studied child psychology at the University of Maine and was an associate dean of arts and sciences, passed away Aug. 19, 2013 at 83 years old. Her obituary is available online.
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about Gov. Paul LePage reportedly telling a group of Republicans that President Obama “hates white people.” Brewer said if LePage did make the statement, it would top his list of “ludicrous comments,” but it won’t hurt him in […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about the resignation of Stephen Bowen as Maine’s education commissioner and the effect it will have on Gov. Paul LePage’s administration. Brewer said Bowen stepping down is a “relatively big deal” and “his loss is a significant one […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an analysis about the upcoming gubernatorial election. Brewer predicts the race will “be a very different one” and said Gov. Paul LePage will likely keep his solid conservative base while Mike Michaud and Eliot Cutler fight for […]
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University of Maine sociologist Amy Blackstone participated in an interview about childfree-by-choice adults that aired Aug. 14 on Crosscurrents, a news magazine show on KALW Local Public Radio in San Francisco. Blackstone, an associate professor and chair of UMaine’s Department of Sociology, contributed her expertise to the documentary titled “Living Without” with Mette Jensen. While […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about Mike Michaud’s expected announcement that he will run for governor. Brewer said though some moderate Republicans may support other candidates, Gov. Paul LePage can expect to win at least a third of the vote based […]
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