The University of Maine’s College of Engineering was mentioned in two opinion pieces that focused on the critical roles engineers and engineering jobs play in the future of the state’s economy. The Bangor Daily News op-ed, “Maine’s economy needs engineers, and Maine’s young people need great engineering jobs,” states UMaine engineering graduates enjoy a 99 […]
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The Portland Press Herald published the editorial, “Gender gap in engineering narrows at UMaine.” Of all the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, engineering is one where women have long been underrepresented, and that remains true today, with just 20 percent of bachelor’s degrees in engineering going to women in 2015, according to the […]
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University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter and Jeffrey Hecker, UMaine’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Why recruiting more UMaine students from away builds a stronger Maine.” The article cited a new study by UMaine economics professor Todd Gabe that evaluates the […]
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University of Maine history professors Nathan Godfried and Elizabeth McKillen co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Kids today have grown up on the War on Terror.” Godfried has taught U.S. history at UMaine for 21 years and has written many books and articles dealing with American politics, labor and the mass […]
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Margo Lukens, an English professor at the University of Maine, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Wabanaki women deserve the protection and justice of tribal courts.” Lukens wrote the article with Kati Corlew, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Maine at Augusta. Barbara Blazej of Dixmont and Doug […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “With a leadership void in Augusta, it’s up to voters to choose responsible legislators.” This November, Mainers will have the opportunity to vote for strong leaders in the Legislature, according to the editorial. The new Legislature […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion article by Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, titled “LePage’s governorship is essentially over.” Fried also is chair of the Department of Political Science at UMaine and faculty adviser to the UMaine College Republicans. Her views are her own and do not represent […]
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The Sun Journal published an opinion piece by Charles Scontras, historian and research associate at the University of Maine’s Bureau of Labor Education, titled “Spirit of Labor Day should be revisited.”
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The Boston Globe published an opinion piece about Maine’s governor by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “Paul LePage: Dickens, with a dash of King.”
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Arthur Barry Adoff, a graduate student in the University of Maine School of Social Work, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Portugal’s experiment with decriminalization shows there’s a better way to address drug use.” Adoff also is a writer who lives in Veazie.
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