The Portland Press Herald featured comments from Michael Socolow, director of the University of Maine’s McGillicuddy Humanities Center, in a story about news aggregate websites that promote a conservative political agenda. “If these outlets are being fully honest with readers about their ownership and funding, then the fact that they might be providing news content […]
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Vision for Tomorrow comprehensive campaign has exceeded its $200 million goal by more than $8 million, according to UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills in announcing the successful completion of the record-setting fundraising effort. The public phase of the campaign was […]
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Michael Socolow, associate professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism, has been named director of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine, effective July 1. Since 2010, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center has demonstrated the immediacy, relevance and applicability of humanities scholarship by advancing teaching, research and public engagement in […]
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A Portland Press Herald article titled “Popularity of Maine reality shows proves it’s the way TV should be” quoted Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The state has had a mark on popular culture predating the recent boom of reality TV and even TV itself, the article […]
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Editor’s note: These events have been canceled for March 9 and 10. Ernest Mathijs, a professor in film and media studies at the University of British Columbia, will take part in the McGillicuddy Humanities Center’s exploration of “The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization.” Mathijs will provide a brief introduction for a screening of the 1973 […]
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The 8th Annual Bangor Humanities Day on Feb. 1 will celebrate music, art, history, literature and other humanities disciplines at venues throughout downtown Bangor. The free public event is sponsored by the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine. The day kicks off at Bangor Public Library at 10 a.m. with […]
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A showcase of current research and creative projects in the humanities, “2020 Visions: The Humanities at UMaine,” will be held on Jan. 31 from 2–5 p.m. at the Buchanan Alumni House. The event, sponsored by the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, is free and open to the public. “We want to make sure that […]
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The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced that Chebacco, the annual magazine of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, is the recipient of a Leadership in History Award. Now in its 74th year, the award is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local […]
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The University of Maine will host a series of presentations April 26 that will explore the lasting effects of World War I on Franco American communities. “Franco Americans, Acadians, and the Great War” will be held 1–3 p.m. in Crossland Hall at the Franco-American Centre. “Many Franco Americans served in WWI, and this spring marks […]
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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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