The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “Maine’s welfare policies have taken a turn, with dire consequences for kids,” by Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine; and Luisa Deprez, a professor emerita of sociology and women and gender studies at the University of Southern Maine. The article was […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “When jobs aren’t enough to overcome low wages, precarious conditions” by Valerie Carter, a research associate and instructor at the University of Maine’s Bureau of Labor Education. Carter is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “When inequality is too great, is it time to consider socialism?” by Michael Howard, a philosophy professor at the University of Maine. Howard 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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Howard Segal, a history professor at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Metro for an article about commemorating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on its 30th anniversary. When asked how safe space programs are now, Segal said they are safe as long as the don’t involve humans. “The real problem, of course, is that […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “This mother’s story highlights Maine’s need for more affordable housing” by Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine. Butler also is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address […]
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The University of Maine’s Think 30 initiative and Winter Session were the focus of the Bangor Daily News editorial, “Lost degree, lost potential: UMaine right to focus on boosting retention.” Think 30 aims to help UMaine students complete a full course load of 30 credits each academic year and stay on track to graduate in […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an opinion piece by Charles Scontras, historian and research associate at the University of Maine’s Bureau of Labor Education, titled “Labor activism at Portland Co. just as historic as the land, architecture.”
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Linda Silka, a senior fellow at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, wrote the article, “What Maine can learn from how Lowell, Mass. welcomed immigrants, rebuilt its city,” for a Bangor Daily News series on how to improve Maine’s economy. In the article, Silka cited UMaine research that has […]
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Research conducted last year by a group of graduate students in the University of Maine’s social work program was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “One way to address Maine’s drug epidemic: Maximize treatment access we already have.” The students reached out to the physicians in Maine who are listed by the U.S. Substance […]
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A Portland Press Herald editorial lauded the University of Maine’s Flagship Match program that allows academically qualified students from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to attend UMaine for the same price they would pay to go to their home state’s flagship university. “Used strategically, tuition decreases for attractive students from other […]
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