Camp Combines Environmental Science, Traditional Native Culture
Camp merges environmental science, traditional Native culture.
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UMaine Humanities Center Awards Summer Research Grants
The University of Maine Humanities Center has awarded summer research grants to two UMaine students. Taylor Cunningham, an English major and Honors student with a minor in folklore studies, was awarded the Sandy and Bobby Ives Research Award. Elisa Sance, a doctoral candidate in history, was awarded the center’s graduate student research award. Each award […]
Read moreTwo-Day Event to Focus on Saving Endangered Native Languages
“Saving Endangered Native Languages” is the theme of the spring 2015 University of Maine Humanities Symposium April 24–25. Language activists and tribal representatives from native communities in the northeastern United States and Canada along with university partners will discuss the challenges and opportunities for language revitalization during the two-day event on campus. Jessie Little Doe […]
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Top Faculty Awards Cite Distinction in Civil Engineering, Philosophy, History and Communication
Annual awards cite distinction in civil engineering, philosophy, history and communication.
Read moreUpcoming Humanities Issue of Maine Policy Review to be Focus of Annual Summit
The third annual Maine Humanities Summit will celebrate the upcoming issue of Maine Policy Review that features expert analysis on the dynamic intersection of the humanities and public policy in Maine. The public is invited to join the conversation and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and dinner with three of the report’s 40 authors starting at 5 […]
Read moreWilliam S. Cohen Institute Focusing on Leadership and Public Service
The William S. Cohen Center for International Policy and Commerce at the University of Maine has been renamed the William S. Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service. The new name better captures the broad range of interdisciplinary initiatives it has been involved with in recent years. The Cohen Institute is designed to model and […]
Read moreBDN Publishes ‘My Maine Culture’ Digital Postcard Collaboration with UMHC
The Bangor Daily News published 50 digital postcards as part of its “My Maine Culture” collaboration with the University of Maine Humanities Center. The project was created to celebrate Maine’s sense of place. In December, members of the public were invited to submit a digital postcard — an image or video with accompanying text — […]
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Carnegie Foundation Selects UMaine for 2015 Community Engagement Classification
The University of Maine is one of 240 colleges and universities in the United States selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. UMaine and 156 other institutions received reclassification; 83 colleges and universities received first-time classification. In 2008, UMaine and Bates College were the first […]
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Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day to Feature Community Events Centered On Arts, Literature and History
The University of Maine Humanities Center will host the third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day at various locations Jan. 24 with a kickoff event Jan. 23. Free events for participants of all ages will be offered at venues including the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA), Bangor Public Library and Maine Discovery Museum. […]
Read moreNew UMaine Humanities Center Grants Support Faculty Research, Teaching and Community Engagement
Six new faculty grant projects, including two based in the community, have been funded by the University of Maine Humanities Center (UMHC). Jordan LaBouff, assistant professor of psychology and honors, is collaborating with the Penobscot Theatre on the play End Days, opening in March as part of the Maine Science Festival. The collaboration will include […]
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