Gert Nesin, teacher-leader in residence with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s Center for Applied Research on Education and Schools (CARES), has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 James P. Garvin Distinguished Service Award by the New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS). The award was presented at the […]
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Michael Socolow, professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece published by Inside Higher Ed titled, “When the Humanities Kept Us Sane.” Socolow poses the question: Have we already forgotten how the humanities got us through the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Jennifer Mooney, a master’s social work student at the University of Maine, wrote an op-ed published in the Sun Journal titled “Jennifer Mooney: A smarter approach to crisis response: Why Maine needs LD 298”. The bill LD 298 supports employing mental health personnel in Maine State Police to intervene in mental health crises.
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Nicholas Micinski, assistant professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece published in The Conversation about migration diplomacy. Micinski’s opinion piece was shared by news outlets nationwide, including the Caledonian Record and NewsTimes.
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The Bangor Daily News published a column by Kristen Vekasi, associate professor at the University of Maine’s Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs, titled “Trump, trade, and immigration: What might be in store for Maine?”
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DC Journal published a column co-authored by Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, titled “A new law can prevent campus hazing.” The piece is written in line with congressional approval of the Stop Campus Hazing Act, on which Allan was a consultant, and urges President Joe Biden to sign […]
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The Conversation published an opinion article by Michael Socolow, professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, titled, “What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?” The Hour and San-Antonio Express News shared the article, and KCBS Radio interviewed Socolow about it.
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece from Erin Victor, a doctoral candidate at the University of Maine, on addressing the use of single-use plastics in schools and normalizing reuse systems. Titled “We must move beyond magical thinking to normalize reuse systems,” the piece highlights her research in anthropology and environmental policy and engagement […]
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Mary Lou Ciolfi, Patricia Oh and Lenard Kaye from the University of Maine’s Center on Aging wrote a column for the Bangor Daily News titled “Check your attitudes about aging.” Kaye is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges […]
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Ezekiel Kimball, the associate dean for undergraduate and teacher education at the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, published an op-ed titled “Maine teachers do vital work for students, families and communities,” in the Bangor Daily News. The Piscataquis Observer shared the piece.
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