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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Allyson Eslin, a first-year political science major at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “We might feel helpless in face of mass violence, but we’re not.”
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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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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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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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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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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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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece by Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine, and Nancy Kelly, field director at UMaine’s School of Social Work. The article titled “Despite historic changes, it still can be scary to be old and gay,” focuses on gay rights in Maine and […]
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A Bangor Daily News editorial titled “Want Bangor to be Silicon Valley East? Here are 3 ideas to start making it happen” cited the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation and the Target Technology Incubator as important resources in the Bangor region that can help entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
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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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