The Sun Journal published an opinion piece by Charles Scontras, a historian and research associate at the University of Maine’s Bureau of Labor Education, titled “Maine women have long fought for equal rights, and the fight continues still.”
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “Valuing diversity in Maine’s classrooms,” by Jordan LaBouff, an associate professor of psychology and honors at the University of Maine. LaBouff is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges and their […]
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University of Maine student Jules Hathaway wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “I am not ‘white,’ but I am surrounded by white privilege.” Hathaway of Veazie is a writer, community activist and mother of three.
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Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a postdoctoral David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “National parks belong to Americans. They should remain accessible to all.” MacKenzie studies alpine and subalpine plant communities, climate change and conservation across New England.
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The Washington Post and Chicago Tribune published the opinion piece “Why Ajit Pai is wrong about net neutrality,” by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The New York Times also cited the piece in the article, “Right and left react to the F.C.C.’s vote on net neutrality […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by two University of Maine graduate students, titled “GOP tax plan will place greater tax burden on Maine’s graduate students.” The piece was written by Camerin Seigars, who is studying mechanical engineering, and Walter McCulley III, who is studying psychology. Both are senators in the UMaine Graduate […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an opinion piece by Elyse DeFranco titled, “Americans will get a Cuban education.” DeFranco is pursuing graduate studies in human dimensions of wildlife conservation at the University of Maine.
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The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Carter Hathaway titled, “The surprising origins of reality TV.” Hathaway is a graduate student in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “The hurtful racial truth about criminal justice in the U.S.,” by Steven Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of the forthcoming “Race, Crime, and Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma.” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the […]
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Michael Socolow, a professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, and Christine Ehrick, a historian at the University of Louisville and communications director of the Radio Preservation Task Force, co-wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post, titled “Voices on the radio are a crucial part of life, but they’re being lost. […]
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