Outreach

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Rusty Brown: Upward Bound alum gives back to transformative program

In the early 1990s as a student at Belfast Area High School, Rusty Brown (‘94) admits that he was “floundering” somewhat on his educational journey. At a particularly low moment, coming off a three day out-of-school suspension, a guidance counselor suggested that he might be a good candidate for Upward Bound (UB).  Established by the […]

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UMaine summer program teaches high schoolers how to be leaders

The University of Maine equipped rising high school seniors with knowledge and skills to become future leaders through a weeklong program featuring talks from executives and government officials, and outdoor leadership and co-curricular programs. Since 2019, the UMaine Cohen Institute’s weeklong Summer Leadership Program has immersed more than 250 students from all of Maine’s sixteen […]

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TV 7 covers UMaine Summer Educators Institute

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) covered the fourth annual Summer Educators Institute at the University of Maine in which more than 100 educators engaged in a series of workshops aimed at cultivating rural teacher leadership, middle-level education and teaching all learners.

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Media highlight online hazing database co-developed by UMaine

Campus Safety, Spectrum News and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) highlighted a new online database from HazingInfo.org that was co-developed by the University of Maine and houses data on hazing deaths from the past 187 years. The Bangor Daily News shared the report from Spectrum.

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Mainebiz reports on Rural Thrive project

Mainebiz reported on a new program led by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development state’s rural educators thrive by supporting them at key points in their careers. Rural Thrive: The Rural Educator Resilience Project launched this school year with a $3.3 million Congressionally Directed Spending award secured in Fiscal Year 2024 […]

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