Delta Maine Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society at the University of Maine will welcome renowned sociologist Marta Tienda (Princeton University) April 19–20 as its 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. As part of her visit, Tienda will visit with students across campus, deliver a public lecture and take part in a roundtable […]
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No matter how environmentally and economically sustainable a system claims to be, it can’t truly be positively transformative without considering the people in it. A team of University of Maine researchers set out to see how social justice plays a role in the “circular economy,” and what steps might be taken to improve the approach […]
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Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) interviewed Amy Blackstone, a University of Maine professor of sociology, about why more people are choosing not to have children.
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Karyn Sporer, an associate professor of sociology with the University of Maine, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the political polarization reflected in the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol. “It really doesn’t take much for someone to feel disengaged from their families or deviant or mildly stigmatized by family members […]
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The Ellsworth American reported on a forum about the drug crisis and substance use disorder that featured Karyn Sporer, among others. Sporer, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maine, said her research revealed that Mainers are open to “harm reduction strategies and decriminalization” of drugs, but not “legalization.”
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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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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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Karyn Sporer, a University of Maine assistant professor of sociology, spoke with Maine Public for a story about how extremist communications radicalize populations. “Trying to find somebody who can send the message to counter this radicalization process should be our number one priority right now,” Sporer said.
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke with CNN about the many reasons women decide not to have children. “The pandemic has really revealed to us how poorly we support parents in the U.S.,” said Blackstone, also the author of “Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a […]
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University of Maine sociologist Karyn Sporer discussed the growth in outspoken extremist sentiments in Maine with the Bangor Daily News. “Extremists have always had a foothold in Maine, period,” said Sporer, also principal investigator for the Department of Homeland Security’s National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology and Education Center. “The difference is people’s willingness to state their […]
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