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UMaine digital humanities research on the Holocaust receives NEH grant

A University of Maine-led digital humanities research project to study and, ultimately, “map” how Holocaust survivors use spatial terms to describe their experiences has been awarded a more than $73,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. UMaine Professor of History Anne Knowles was awarded the NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant for the project, […]

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30th annual Maryann Hartman Awards to be presented April 5

The 30th annual Maryann Hartman Awards at the University of Maine will celebrate the achievements of three Maine leaders — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills; calligrapher and book artist Nancy Ruth Leavitt of Stillwater, Maine; and Joyce Taylor Gibson, dean of the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College. The Young Women’s Social Justice Award will […]

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Fifteen UMaine faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

Tenure and/or promotion for 15 University of Maine faculty members has been approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. The faculty were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service. “The caliber of these faculty members […]

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Innovate for Maine program matches interns with growing companies

The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is seeking motivated, innovative Maine companies that want to make a difference for the state through the Innovate for Maine Fellows program. The Innovate for Maine Fellows program connects the best and brightest Maine college students with the state’s most exciting, growing companies as a way […]

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Ambassador Pamela White to give UMaine Commencement address, to receive honorary degree with community leader Leonard Minsky

United States diplomat Pamela White, the former ambassador to Haiti and The Gambia, will deliver this year’s Commencement address at the University of Maine on May 14. She and another UMaine alumnus, Leonard Minsky, community leader and retired president of Superior Paper Products Inc., will be awarded honorary doctorates as part of UMaine’s 214th Commencement. […]

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UMaine announces 2016 Correll Book Awards

Five children’s books are being honored as part of the 2016 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text. “Spectacular Spots” by Susan Stockdale (Peachtree Publishers) is the winner in the birth to 3-year-old division. The book impressed the selection committee with its effective blend of engaging illustrations and factual information made accessible […]

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High student demand prompts implementation of UMaine waitlist for fall admission

The University of Maine’s commitment to affordability, strategic investments in signature strengths and aggressive marketing have paid off. With a record number of qualified applications for fall 2016, UMaine will begin notifying most students who have applied and not yet been accepted that they have the option to be wait-listed for admission consideration. “The interest in […]

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New dean named for College of Education and Human Development

University of Maine Executive Vice President and Provost Jeffrey Hecker has named Timothy Reagan the dean of the College of Education and Human Development, effective July 1. The appointment is pending approval by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. Reagan replaces UMaine Professor of Higher Education Susan Gardner, who has served as interim […]

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