Deborah Rooks-Ellis, director of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for an article about the Maine State Music Theatre’s sensory-friendly performance of “The Very Fractured Tale of Robin Hood,” by Randall Frizado. Rooks-Ellis […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the University of Maine hosted the Summer Special Olympics on June 11, 2022. The event has not been held in the past few years due to the pandemic.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a University of Maine pilot study that investigated the use of a social skills curriculum for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) making the transition from high school to college. Although results were limited, the project included a partnership with the Maine Department of Labor’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation […]
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Alan Cobo-Lewis, associate professor of psychology and director of the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, spoke to the Maine Beacon about the importance of raising direct care worker wages in order to eliminate large waitlists for various home or community-based care services. Cobo-Lewis said that even the long-sought raise to $15.94 an hour […]
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The Maine Department of Education (DOE) shared a University of Maine news release about the first annual UMaine Educators Institute, June 22–23. The announcement will be featured in the department’s weekly email newsletter, Maine DOE Update, which reaches educators across the state. The UMaine Educators Institute will include renowned experts in education and mental health […]
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Bonnie Newsom, assistant professor of anthropology, was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Telling the Full History Preservation Fund through the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Endowment for the Humanities for a project researching the history of marginalized peoples in Acadia National Park. Telling the Full History grant program funds projects that […]
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Two University of Maine and two University of Maine at Machias students will receive $200 bookstore vouchers for participating in this spring’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Climate Survey, sponsored by the campus DEI Councils and the University of Maine System DEI Steering Committee. The four bookstore voucher winners, selected randomly from among all students who […]
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To make campus a better place for Native students, the best thing to do is to get those students involved. The Kinap Mentorship program at the University of Maine Machias empowers Native students to engage with their culture on campus and take what they have learned to empower the local tribal community. Since about 2013, […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared information about a one-day professional development program, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Social and Human Services Training & Workshop, on May 20, from 9:30 a.m.–noon, through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Designed to deepen participants’ awareness around diversity, equity and inclusivity, this program will support participants in the social […]
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The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier advanced an online talk by Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, titled “Wabanaki Climate Justice & Adaptation.” The Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center will host the webinar at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 via Zoom. To request the Zoom […]
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