Opinion

Hillas Writes Op-Ed on Mandela’s Legacy for BDN

Kenneth Hillas, a retired senior foreign service officer who teaches a graduate seminar in global politics at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece published in the Bangor Daily News titled “As we remember Mandela, don’t simplify his history, legacy.

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BDN Publishes Op-Ed by First-Year UMaine Student

The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by University of Maine first-year student Grace Marshall, who is studying English. Marshall’s article is titled “If they’re terminal, let Mainers choose how they die.”

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BDN Publishes Op-Ed by UMaine Grad Student

Charles Hastings, a graduate student in the University of Maine’s School of Policy and International Affairs, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Public-private partnership or corporate welfare? However you view it, Maine’s prosperity depends on it.”

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UMaine Study Cited in Press Herald Editorial on High School Accreditation

A 2009 study conducted by researchers at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s Center for Research and Evaluation was cited in a Portland Press Herald editorial on high school accreditation. The study found 102 of the state’s 119 public secondary schools were accredited by the New England Association of Schools and […]

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BDN Publishes Butler’s Third Profile on Struggling Mainers

The Bangor Daily News published the third article in a yearlong series by Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine, and Luisa Deprez, a professor and department chair of sociology and women and gender studies at the University of Southern Maine. “Without Medicaid, what will happen to this Portland man?,” […]

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UMaine Grad Student Writes Op-Ed for BDN

Robin Barstow, a master’s of social work student at the University of Maine who also has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology, wrote an opinion piece that appeared in the Bangor Daily News titled “In Maine, Thanksgiving dinner can be made with completely local ingredients.”  

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Press Herald Publishes Op-Ed by Wolff

The Portland Press Herald recently published an opinion piece on the importance of the arts and humanities by Justin Wolff, an associate professor of art history at the University of Maine and director of the UMaine Humanities Initiative. Wolff’s piece is titled “Emphasis on STEM education overshadows arts, humanities.”

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BDN Publishes Op-Ed by Segal

The Bangor Daily News recently published an opinion piece by Howard Segal, a history professor at the University of Maine. Segal’s piece is titled “Standardized college entrance tests: A lost love affair?”

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UMaine Student Writes Op-Ed for BDN

Christopher Burns, an undergraduate student studying English at the University of Maine, recently wrote an opinion piece titled “A message for young people: Don’t wait for a crisis to push for change.” The Bangor Daily News published the article.

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