Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the news

UMaine faculty talk with New Yorker in documenting history, repatriation of Penobscot language

The New Yorker published a feature story highlighting historical efforts to record the Penobscot language and describing current preservation initiatives that includes interviews with several University of Maine faculty. Darren Ranco, a UMaine associate professor of anthropology and director of Native American Programs, noted that early efforts to record the Penobscot language were focused on […]

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Forbes talks with Giudice about autonomous vehicle revolution

Forbes spoke with Nicholas Giudice, a University of Maine professor of spatial computing and co-founder of UMaine’s Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab), about the autonomous vehicle app currently under development by the lab’s autonomous vehicle research group.

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McGillicuddy Humanities Center awards spring faculty grants

The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine has announced the Spring 2021 faculty awards. The Center’s mission includes demonstrating the immediacy and applicability of humanities studies, and it supports programs and projects fostering intellectual curiosity, critical reflection and creative innovation.   Susan Camp, adjunct associate professor of art, received funding for ”Duet,” a collaborative […]

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Mainebiz speaks with Forstadt about MOFGA diversity training

Mainebiz talked with Leslie Forstadt, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, about a new training series aimed at meeting the needs of a diverse agricultural community. The training is being offered by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) with support from UMaine Extension and other partners.

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BDN advances webinar about social justice, 1979 murder of UMaine professor

The Bangor Daily News advanced a webinar titled “Fighting Time: A talk with Isaac Knapper and Amy Banks” at 6 p.m. April 12. This discussion will explore the 1979 murder of University of Maine professor Ronald Banks in New Orleans. Banks’ daughter, Amy, and Knapper, the man wrongly imprisoned for 13 years for the crime, […]

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WVII covers Sustainability & Water conference at UMaine

WVII provided coverage of the first day of the University of Maine’s 2021 Sustainability & Water Conference, highlighting a talk by Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Tribal ambassador. The virtual event is sponsored by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions.

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Media promote talk on building equity, collaboration in shellfisheries

Centralmaine.com, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, the Sun Journal and Bangor Daily News advanced a talk highlighting the work of the Maine Shellfish Learning Network (MSLN) at 3 p.m. April 12. The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host the event, “Strengthening Learning, Leadership and Equity in Maine and Wabanaki Wild Shellfisheries,” […]

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Media advance Penobscot Language, storytelling workshop

The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com and The Irregular advanced a workshop hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine about restoring Penobscot language use and how traditional stories can provide vital knowledge to help meet today’s challenges 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 5. Register for the workshop.

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