Ink Link noted that a University of Maine project highlighting that state’s Indigenous heritage was a recipient of a Telling the Full History Preservation Fund grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine invites full-time faculty in all relevant disciplines to submit proposals for Canadian Studies course development grants. To be eligible for funding, the course must contribute to the knowledge of Canada or Canada’s relationship with the United States. Courses with the potential to be consistently offered or become […]
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It started with a series of discussions. Convened by a group of collegial humanities scholars at the University of Maine, the small community then evolved into an initiative with the support of then Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Jeff Hecker. Becoming a fully realized, university-recognized academic research center required both a […]
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The UMaine Arts Initiative (UMAI) is pleased to announce winners of a new competitive seed grant program, created to encourage innovative and interdisciplinary collaborations that seek to build a diverse, inclusive, sustainable and equitable community of art researchers, practitioners, supporters and promoters. The University of Maine Arts Initiative, launched in 2021 by the Office of […]
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The Canadian-American Center is now accepting applications for Summer 2022 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) awards. The award competition is open to all graduate students who wish to improve their French proficiency in Canada. Summer FLAS is a federal grant to support graduate students studying French and undergraduate or graduate students studying less commonly taught […]
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Michael Socolow, associate professor in the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism and director of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, is the author of an opinion piece out this week in the Washington Post. Socolow argues that it’s not necessarily immoral or unethical to enjoy watching the Olympic Games. It is, […]
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In a report about the decline in viewership of the Winter Olympics broadcast, the Washington Post featured Michael Soclow, media historian and associate professor of communication and journalism. Soclow, who authored a book about the Olympics and broadcasting in 2016, said, “Considering that Olympic videos on YouTube and TikTok are going to rack up hundreds […]
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Three interdisciplinary projects focused on meeting Maine needs have been awarded competitive seed grants through University of Maine Portland Gateway to facilitate convergent research across the University of Maine System. The grant program, CONVERGE Maine, brings together UMS experts with an interest in transdisciplinary work, developing and strengthening partnerships with other institutions and organizations […]
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Michael Socolow, University of Maine associate professor of communication and journalism and director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, spoke with Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) for an article titled “New Media Ventures Are Gunning for Legacy Media.”
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The Lowell Sun noted that Susan Pinette, director of the University of Maine’s Franco American Programs, is participating in a virtual bilingual panel during the Jack Kerouac Centennial celebration in March. The event, “Tribute to Jack Kerouac: 100 Years, Still Alive,” will also feature Hermenegilde Chiasson, director of the file “Le Grand Jack,” and Jean-Christophe […]
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