Mount Desert Islander reported Hugh Curran, who teaches courses in Peace and Reconciliation Studies at the University of Maine, will present about Buddhist views of nonharming and the vows invoked to protect all sentient beings Jan. 9 at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. The talk, which is free and open to the […]
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Jacquelyn Gill, an assistant professor of terrestrial paleoecology at the University of Maine, was named one of six finalists for Portland Press Herald’s “2017 Mainers of the Year.” According to the Press Herald, the finalists made impacts this year that reverberated outside the state. Gill got the idea for the March for Science as she […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Valuing diversity in Maine’s classrooms,” by Jordan LaBouff, an associate professor of psychology and honors at the University of Maine. LaBouff is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges and their […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal, Sun Journal, WVII (Channel 7) and Journal Tribune reported Jack Cosgrove, the University of Maine’s all-time winningest football coach, will become the head football coach at Colby College in Waterville. Cosgrove will take over the program in January, becoming the 41st head coach since the Colby […]
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University of Maine student Jules Hathaway wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “I am not ‘white,’ but I am surrounded by white privilege.” Hathaway of Veazie is a writer, community activist and mother of three.
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VillageSoup and The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine’s Intermedia MFA program has opened applications for the 2018–19 academic year. The Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia program provides substantial advanced study for individuals interested in interdisciplinary study in the arts. The program emphasizes intensive development of students’ creative and innovative abilities through a […]
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The University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer was featured in a Vox article about North America’s recent cold weather. Temperatures on the East Coast have been in the teens and 20s, and temperatures in the Midwest have been hovering near zero Fahrenheit, according to the article. Temperatures are expected to continue to drop […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a Dirigo Speaks event that will be held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 10. The event, titled “Competing with Age,” will offer BDN readers the opportunity to speak with some motivated Mainers who, despite having logged many years and […]
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The Republican Journal reported the Belfast Senior College at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer a 2018 Winterim session. Classes begin Jan. 18 and will offer a diverse array of interesting learning opportunities, from Shakespeare to knitting, according to the article. Morning session runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and afternoon session is […]
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Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Charleston Gazette-Mail article, “Can putting the least-experienced teachers in the highest-risk schools ever result in success?” The story is part of a reporting project looking at the six-year anniversary of a public-private initiative to revive the schools and […]
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