The Bangor Daily News editorial, “Maine has lots of businesses, and we can get them to grow,” stated research conducted at the University of Maine to help startups is one of the state’s most valuable resources related to economic growth.
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by Gordon Donaldson, professor emeritus of education at the University of Maine, titled “End the Ellsworth-area RSU experiment on Nov. 5.” Donaldson wrote residents in Ellsworth, Hancock and Lamoine want to withdraw from Regional School Unit 24, and a “yes” vote on the issue would allow the […]
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President Paul Ferguson wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Why UMaine deserves your vote.” The president urged voters to support Question 2 on Nov. 5. He wrote the bond issue is designed to enhance educational and employment opportunities for Maine students and residents. If approved, the bond will provide $15.5 million […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by Robert Glover, a University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors preceptor of political science. The article is titled “Redemption song: Why progress on immigration reform could restore America’s faith in Congress.”
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In a recent Bangor Daily News blog, Education: Future Imperfect, University of Maine professor of history Howard Segal discussed compensation for presidents of colleges and universities and some of the responsibilities of top leadership positions.
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In her Bangor Daily news blog Pollways, University of Maine professor of political science Amy Fried discussed the issue of gun control in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn. elementary school shootings, and heroism of teachers shown during the massacre.
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The Bangor Daily News has published an essay by University of Maine history professor Howard Segal about the original intentions of the Morrill Act of 1862, which provided for the creation of land grant universities in the United States.
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An opinion column in the Bangor Daily News by Robert Glover, a University of Maine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors Preceptor of Political Science, discusses healthcare changes the Maine Legislature made last year, which made immigrants living in Maine for less than five years ineligible for MaineCare, the state’s low-income healthcare program. Glover […]
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University of Maine professor of political science Amy Fried discussed in her Bangor Daily News blog Pollways her recent trip to Montenegro as a guest consultant invited by the United States Embassy there to explain the American electoral system during recent presidential elections. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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In an opinion column in the Bangor Daily News, University of Maine economics and political science major Justin Lynch of Sarasota, N.Y. commented on the Israel-Hamas conflict and current cease-fire. In spite of the aggression by military factions, Lynch, who discussed his own recent visit to Lebanon, said the people in the streets he spoke […]
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