A column published in the Portland Press Herald highlighted Charles Scontras, renowned educator, author and labor historian who taught at the University of Maine for 36 years before passing away last year, and a bill that, if passed into law, would support the creation of a labor education center at the University of Southern Maine […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Ian Mette, an associate professor of education leadership at the University of Maine, titled “Why education cannot be ahistorical.”
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NBC News published an op-ed from Joel Anderson, an assistant professor of History at the University of Maine, titled “A major 2021 Viking find from 1021 illuminates North America’s past — and our present.”
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Brian Pitman, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine, and Brenna Jones, a UMaine undergraduate mathematics and sociology student, titled “Penobscot County should build housing, not expand its jail.” Pitman is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which […]
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A column published in the Forecaster highlighted tidal power impact research from the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions has been conducting. Gayle Zydlewski and Teresa Johnson, faculty from the UMaine School of Marine Sciences, have been working with local stakeholders in the Cobscook Bay area to ensure that tidal […]
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The Maine Edge reviewed a musical production of “A Maine of No Importance” by the University of Maine School of Performing Arts. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18–20; 2 p.m. Nov. 21. Tickets can be purchased online.
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Jordan LaBouff, an associate professor of psychology and honors at the University of Maine, titled “Why representation matters, from Sesame Street to Main Street.” LaBouff is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address […]
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A column published in the Mount Desert Islander cited a 2020 “Maine Energy Overview” by Jonathan Rubin, director of the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and a professor of resources economics and policy, and Mariya Pominova, a former master’s student of the UMaine School of Economics.
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Mark Brewer, professor and acting chair of the University of Maine Department of Political Science, spoke with the Bangor Daily News Editorial Board about the results for elections in Maine and across the country and their implications for local, state and national politics.
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Michael Haedicke, a University of Maine associate professor of sociology and faculty fellow with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about Question 3 on the Nov. 2 election referendum ballot. Haedicke is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, […]
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