WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, and Susan Gardner, professor of higher education and director of UMaine’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program and the Rising Tide Center, for the two-part report “Breaking Barriers: Women in Leadership.” “The glass ceiling, at least […]
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The University of Maine will confer an honorary degree to Florence Reed of Surry, Maine, founder of Sustainable Harvest International. The honorary doctorate will be awarded as part of UMaine’s 217th Commencement May 11 during the ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. “The University of Maine is proud to recognize Florence Reed’s inspiring worldview and more […]
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University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, and UMaine students Courtney Hatton and Bentley Simpson, were recent guests on the George Hale and Ric Tyler Show on 103.9 WVOM, The Voice of Maine. Ferrini-Mundy, Hatton and Simpson also were interviewed by WVII (Channel 7), and The Maine Edge also spoke […]
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The founding director of the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center), an innovative lecturer who teaches undergraduate mathematics courses, and a researcher in paleolimnology and lake ecology are the recipients of the University of Maine’s top faculty honors this year. Susan McKay, RiSE Center director and professor of physics, will receive the […]
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Drew Brooks of Lyman, Maine is the 2019 University of Maine valedictorian and Ana Eliza Souza Cunha of Orono is the salutatorian. They will be honored at UMaine’s 217th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 11. Brooks is a double major in microbiology and music, with a minor in molecular biology. He will receive […]
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The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported Joan Ferrini-Mundy was inaugurated as the 21st president of the University of Maine in a March 29 ceremony at the Collins Center for the Arts. Ferrini-Mundy also leads the University of Maine at Machias (UMM), a regional campus of UMaine. […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, was a recent guest on WVOM’s “George Hale and Ric Tyler Show.” President Ferrini-Mundy reflected on her time in the position so far and discussed R&D, workforce development and more, as well as what’s next for the campuses.
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The inauguration of University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy is March 29, capping a week of events leading to the 10 a.m. ceremony in Hutchins Concert Hall at the Collins Center for the Arts. In addition to an address by Ferrini-Mundy, other speakers at the inauguration ceremony are expected to be Gov. Janet Mills and […]
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The Mercury News reported University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was provided expert testimony at a March 6 House committee hearing on lack of diversity in the technology industry. Ferrini-Mundy provided ways to make sure there are enough diverse qualified workers in tech, including colleges supporting STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) readiness by helping […]
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University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias marine experts will give a 90-minute briefing to the 129th Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources during its Jan. 17 meeting that begins at 1 p.m. The intent of the briefing is to provide an overview of the expertise and resources UMaine and UMM have […]
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