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Thirty-one faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

At the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, 31 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 21 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March […]

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Glover, LaBouff to present about democracy with Maine Conservation Voters March 31

Rob Glover, associate professor of political science, and Jordan LaBouff, associate professor of psychology, both at the University of Maine and the Honors College, will present a webinar, “Understanding Poll Workers, the Unsung Heroes of Our American Democracy” on March 31, noon–1 p.m. with Maine Conservation Voters. Glover, LaBouff and Carrie Levan, assistant professor of […]

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Coughlin named UMaine vice president for enrollment management

Kevin Coughlin, vice president for enrollment management and services at Florida International University with a more than 20-year career in student recruitment and retention, has been named vice president for enrollment management at the University of Maine, effective June 16. “We look forward to the national leadership and vision Kevin will bring to student recruitment […]

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Dunn named UMaine chief of staff

Diane Dunn, senior advisor for special initiatives in the University of Maine Office of the President, has been named chief of staff to President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective March 23, 2023. The UMaine alumna with 33 years of military service has been a senior advisor reporting to the president since January 2022. In her role as […]

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Harkins named executive dean of the Maine Business School

Jason Harkins, a University of Maine associate professor of management, has been named executive dean of the Maine Business School (MBS), effective April 1, 2023. Harkins had been serving as interim MBS executive dean since July, and as associate dean since 2020. “At the conclusion of a national search, we are pleased that Jason will […]

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PREP honors late Betsy Webb at regional professional development conference

The annual Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP) virtual conference this year is dedicated to the late Betsy Webb, longtime Bangor School Department superintendent and Libra Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Webb was executive director of PREP from 2020 until she passed away last November. UMaine is a higher […]

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UMaine to conduct an emergency communications system test March 22

The University of Maine will conduct its annual emergency communications system test at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, complete with the outdoor sirens sounding for several minutes. The sirens are part of UMaine’s multifaceted emergency communications system established in 2007 that allows university safety and communications professionals to use several mechanisms to quickly communicate […]

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Law enforcement training exercise on campus March 15

The University of Maine and area law enforcement teams will participate in training exercises from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, in the University Credit Union facility on Rangeley Road. For more information, contact UMaine PD, 207.581.4040. 

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