The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “A harm reduction strategy for guns makes the most sense,” by Steve Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Criminology: A Sociological Understanding (6th Edition).” Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a review of the current exhibitions at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor. “The suite of exhibitions offers a provocative consideration of contemporary photography,” according to the article. The three separate exhibits are “Celebrating Photography in Maine: Selections from the Bruce Brown Collection;” “Natural History,” photographs […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “‘Complete streets’ make Maine communities more walkable, bikeable, livable” by Susan Buzzell, an independent blogger and cyclist living in Orono, and 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 […]
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In the article, “Maine has found a stunning way to keep the poor in poverty,” the Washington Post cited a Bangor Daily News blog post by University of Maine political science professor Amy Fried. Starting as early as Nov. 1, the state will place a $5,000 cap on the savings and other assets of residents […]
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Bangor Metro reported Waldo County resident Bob MacGregor was inspired to start a wood bank after reading a Bangor Daily News editorial last November by Jessica Leahy, a professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine. “In the first paragraph she described a wood bank as, essentially, a food bank, just […]
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Elizabeth Nieman, an assistant professor of English and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Maine, and Elisa Sanse, a UMaine Ph.D. student in history, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “The Bangor school dress code controversy proves girls are still judged by their appearance.” Sanse is taking a […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “GOP presidential candidates dig their own electoral graves on immigration.” Glover is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]
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University of Maine student Samantha Morse wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Poliquin’s vote may make it harder for Mainers to afford college.” Morse grew up in Peru, Maine, and is a graduate of Dirigo High School. She is a third-year political science major at the University of Maine and communications […]
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University of Maine student Adam Fortier-Brown wrote an opinion piece published by Centralmaine.com titled, “Boys State started teen on the road to an internship at the State House.” Fortier-Brown of Randolph is a first-year student at the University of Maine where he is studying economics and political science.
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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 “Early 20th-century Maine workers would have understood Bernie Sanders.”
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