Amy Fried, professor of political science at the University of Maine, was interviewed by FiveThirtyEight about what has happened historically when Americans do not trust their political institutions. “Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, there are all of these upheavals — Watergate, the Vietnam War, riots, assassinations,” she said. Politicians have since amplified Americans’ doubts by […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Medical Xpress reported on research from the University of Maine that shows some college-age women who were bullied in middle or high school are able to find positive gains and growth, as they feel pride at overcoming being bullied and moving forward with their lives as young adults. The study […]
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News Center Maine reported on a U.S. Department of Transportation grant awarded to Eastern Maine Development Corporation for planning studies aimed at identifying transportation issues and possible solutions in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. The first step of the project is partnering with researchers at the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center to conduct […]
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A pledge from University of Maine alumna Karen Boudreau and her husband, Thomas Jensen, M.D. will rename North Stevens Hall on campus in honor of the former Brewer, Maine resident and now San Diego-based attorney. Karen L. Boudreau, Esq. Hall will be dedicated on July 14. Expected to participate in the ceremony are UMaine President […]
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Brian Pitman, professor of sociology at UMaine, wrote a column for centralmaine.com which critically analyzes “The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.” Pitman examines key parts of the bill and their connections to a history of racism. He is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated July 7. The Division of Music in the University of Maine School of Performing Arts is celebrating its 50th annual Maine Summer Youth Music Camp this July, returning to its traditional in-person, residential experience after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The camp, led by Christopher White, UMaine director of bands, […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,951 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2022 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,938 are from Maine, 955 are from 41 other states and 58 are from 30 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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Anastasia Lipp from New Gloucester, Maine has been awarded the prestigious Lunder Summer Internship in Studio Art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Lipp is a rising senior at UMaine and is working toward a bachelor’s degree in studio art with a minor in psychology. During Lipp’s first year of college, she was […]
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An Associated Press story about criticism that Sen. Susan Collins received in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade quoted Amy Fried, professor of political science at the University of Maine. The Washington Post and other national outlets shared the AP story.
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Mark Brewer, a University of Maine professor of political science, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the decline in Maine voters who are not enrolled with a major political party. A growing number of people registering with political parties reflects national polarization, Brewer says. “Twenty years ago, Maine politics was very different than American […]
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