In his inaugural Bangor Daily News blog, University of Maine professor of history Howard Segal discusses well-intentioned initiatives to improve education in the United States through the introduction of high-tech hardware and software. Citing filmmaker George Lucas’s Edutopia Foundation and former Maine Gov. Angus King’s school laptop initiative, Segal said that pre-existing cultural values, traditional […]
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An opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald called for increased participation between the city of Portland and UMaine researchers. The op-ed noted UMaine research in science and engineering, which could provide commercial opportunities for the city. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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A Bangor Daily News editorialabout last week’s rejection of Question 2, which would have provided funding for a new animal, plant and insect diagnostic lab at UMaine, noted voters approved infrastructure-related bond questions but turned down the bond question that supports investments in higher education. The rejection of the bond shows voters still need more […]
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A tuition variation at the University of Maine and at many other universities was cited in an opinion piece in the University of California, San Diego newspaper, The Guardian about a Florida recommendation that a task force should study whether that state should reduce tuition for strategic areas of interest, including STEM (science, technology, engineering, […]
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UMaine professor of mathematics Henry Pogorzelski, who taught at UMaine for 30 years, contributed an opinion piece about the state of Maine’s high schools to the Bangor Daily News. Pogorzelski argued that UMaine could best serve Maine high school teachers by offering after-hours courses to teachers. He also said Maine high schools should be teaching […]
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Comments from University of Maine political scientist Amy Fried were included in a Bangor Daily News opinion piece about the trend of more Maine voters casting absentee ballots. Fried said early voting gives the advantage to those party organizations that can bank their votes early. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The Bangor Daily News has published an opinion column by UMaine history professor Howard Segal originally published in the British literary journal The Times Higher Education. Segal observed an irony in Penn State University’s Paterno Library housing the world’s foremost assemblage of utopian materials. The library was named for Penn State head football coach Joe […]
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A photo of UMaine students celebrating a past Martin Luther King Jr. Day was used on the Bangor Daily News website Monday to illustrate an editorial about diversity in Maine. The photo showed UMaine students doing a “human knot” activity with children at the Bangor Mall. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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An opinion column by University of Maine President Paul Ferguson in the Portland Press Herald addressed the university’s mission as a land grant institution of preparing UMaine graduates for successful careers and contributions to the state in fields like nanotechnology, climate change, sensor development, sustainability, public policy and offshore wind technologies. The president cited the […]
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University of Maine political science professor and department chair Jim Warhola published a commentary on the e-International Relations website for students of international politics about constitutional change in Turkey under the Islamic-oriented Justice and Development Party over the last 10 years. Warhola contends that the new direction is a step forward for Turkey. Contact: George […]
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