The Sun Journal, Centralmaine.com and The Irregular advanced an upcoming roundtable discussion about rematriation and Indigenous land concepts in the Land Back movement hosted by the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Learn more about the talk, which will be held from 3–4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8 over Zoom and […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a roundtable discussion on rematriation and Indigenous land concepts in the Land Back movement from 3–4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8. Panelists, which will include Darren Ranco, Mali Obomsawin and Sherri Mitchell, will discuss the roles that rematriation, Indigenous women […]
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The Sun Journal cited a May overdose report released by the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center in a story about the “Rally for Recovery Event” held Saturday in Lewiston. According to that report, as cited in the article, “there were 3,222 reported fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in Maine between January and […]
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Slate published an article from Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, about how the bygone notion of the iconic nightly news anchor gave its swansong during and after 9/11, when industry titans like Walter Cronkite, Chet Huntley, and David Brinkley delivered continuous coverage of the American tragedy. […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Michael Socolow, associate professor of communication and journalism and director of the University of Maine McGillicuddy Humanities Center, titled “Did Bangor Infect KISS? What a rock concert shows us about the COVID pandemic.”
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The Conversation published an article by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, titled “Beyond the ratings, NBC’s Olympics telecast show video’s future.” Socolow, also director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center writes that while traditional Olympic television ratings had decreased, the network demonstrates other metrics of success that […]
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Margo Lukens, a University of Maine Professor of English, talked with the Bangor Daily News about the recently published book, “‘Still They Remember Me’: Penobscot Transformer Tales, Vol. 1.” Lukens co-authored the book with Carol Dana, Penobscot language master, and Conor Quinn, linguistics faculty at the University of Southern Maine, as a teaching tool for Penobscots […]
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Over the course of the last year, University of Maine scholars across academic fields have responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three notable projects led by UMaine humanities scholars have stood out, receiving media attention noting their public service, and the essential relevance of the humanities and humanistic inquiry during the pandemic. The […]
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Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal and the Bangor Daily News advanced “One sun rose on us today: Stories from Maine’s Long 20th Century,” scheduled for noon–6:30 p.m. on June 4. The virtual conference, offered via Zoom, will explore some of the peoples who have claimed Maine as their home, bringing together scholars from across the state to discuss aspects of […]
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The Free Press promoted a new social justice initiative co-curated by Darren Ranco, a University of Maine professor of anthropology, chair of Native American Programs and member of the Penobscot Nation, which includes a panel discussion sponsored by the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at UMaine. “Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine,” an […]
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