Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the news

BDN shares UMaine Pride month event at UMaine’s Zillman Art Museum

The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine’s Zillman Art Museum will co-host “Words Matter: A Panel on the Importance of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language” with the Health Equity Alliance and Northern Light Acadia Hospital. The panel will take place from 5:30–7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8 at the museum, which is located at […]

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BDN shares CCIDS grant for study on behavioral intervention

The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies (CCIDS) received a $499,970 grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office of Aging and Disability Services to conduct a model demonstration project of intensive evidence-based behavioral intervention to help adults with disabilities who are […]

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Hakkola speaks to The Chronicle of Higher Education about DEI in higher ed

The Chronicle of Higher Education interviewed Leah Hakkola, associate professor of higher education, for an article about states where lawmakers want to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at colleges and universities, and states where legislators want to require it. Hakkola said that in the current polarized political climate in the U.S., legislation that […]

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Maine Public features Grant as VIP caller on program about resilience

Kristen Grant, senior Extension program manager for coastal community resilience, and diversity, equity and inclusion at the Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension at the Wells Reserve, was a VIP caller on Maine Public’s show Maine Calling for the final program in a series about resilience.

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BDN reports on UMaine Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Program diversity award

The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Program has received a national award for its multifaceted effort to recruit and retain more in-state students from diverse backgrounds. The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students named UMaine the 2022 recipient of its Student Diversity Initiative Award, which includes $2,500 […]

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Higher Ed Dive features Howorth on UMaine’s Step Up to College program

In an article about how colleges can better serve students with autism, Higher Ed Dive featured a Q&A with Sarah Howorth, professor of special education at the University of Maine who piloted the Step Up to College program for students with autism in 2019. Howorth shared some of the unique challenges students with autism face, […]

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Media report on UMaine, Bangor School Department diversity partnership

The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the Bangor School Department launched a new partnership with the University of Maine that aims to make Bangor schools more inclusive and welcoming for students and educators from all backgrounds. Through the partnership, members of the UMaine College of Education […]

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Kimball joins College of Education and Human Development as associate dean

Ezekiel “Zeke” Kimball has been named associate dean for undergraduate and teacher education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. He will work to grow the college’s existing undergraduate programs and lead development of new programs and initiatives; oversee undergraduate student services in the college; facilitate ongoing teacher education assessment and […]

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