As part of Sexual Assault Awareness month, the University of Maine will host two outdoor events — The Clothesline Project April 22–25 and Denim Day April 24, both to be held in the area between Fogler Library and Memorial Union. The free public events are in addition to the “Against My Will UMaine” exhibit on […]
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Sally Curran ’02 will discuss “Advocating for Justice: Lawyers’ Roles in Social Change,” at 4 p.m. April 17 in Room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. A 3:30 p.m. reception will precede the talk by the 2019 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar In Ethics. Curran, an attorney, is executive director of the Volunteer […]
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Susan Gardner, director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at the University of Maine, was quoted in WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reports on the “Against My Will UMaine” art exhibit recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Created by artist and activist Traci Molloy, the exhibit consists of banners along the Mall on […]
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Artist and education activist Traci Molloy will return to the University of Maine to facilitate a panel discussion and public conversation April 3 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The event at 5:30 p.m. in Barrows Hall, “Against My Will: An Interactive Discussion on Rape Culture and Trauma,” will complement an outdoor public installation […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Mazie Hough, an associate professor of history and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Maine, in an article telling the story of Caroline Colvin. Colvin was a UMaine history professor from 1902 to 1932 and the namesake for Colvin Hall, home to UMaine’s Honors College, as well […]
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Susan Gardner, director of the University of Maine’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article “What it means to be a queer Mainer in 2019.” The focus of the article was on the word “queer” and how the meaning of the label has changed over time. “It really […]
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The 2019 Maryann Hartman Awards ceremony will include presentation of two new honors this year — the Sharon Barker Student Activism Award for University of Maine students, and an award for a local high school essayist inspired by a Maine feminist. Recipients will be recognized at the Hartman Awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m. March 27 […]
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The Penobscot Times published a University of Maine news release reporting Sandra Caron, a professor of family relations and human sexuality, is the recipient of the UMaine Alumni Association’s 2019 Distinguished Maine Professor Award, which recognizes the highest qualities of teaching, research and public service. Caron has taught more than 25,000 students since joining the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the kickoff event for Women’s History Month at the University of Maine. “Girl Talk: An Inter-Generational Conversation” was held March 1 and focused on the 19th Amendment that granted some, but not all, women the right to vote. The rest of the month will feature different free, public events, including films, […]
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“Girl Talk: An Inter-Generational Conversation” will kick off Women’s History Month at the University of Maine noon-1:30 p.m. March 1 in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. The conversation will recognize 2019 as the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment that granted some — but of course, and significantly, not all — women […]
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