A profile on University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter appears in the February 2017 edition of Maine magazine. In the article, “Tried and True,” Hunter is described as a “steadfast steward.” Hunter, the first woman president in the university’s 151-year history, took the role in July 2014, after serving for 10 months as the […]
Read more
WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) and Houlton Pioneer Times reported on University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter’s recent talk at a Houlton Rotary Club meeting. Hunter spoke about current initiatives and opportunities at UMaine, as well as the university’s partnerships around the state. “We really see ourselves as a statewide institution and a […]
Read more
Nominations are currently being accepted for the University of Maine’s 2017 Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award, Presidential Public Service Achievement Award, and Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award. Nomination forms and guidelines are available online or by contacting Amber Thompson in the President’s Office at 581.1516 or amber.thompson1@maine.edu. The deadline for nominations is 4:30 p.m. Friday, […]
Read more
The Associated Press mentioned the University of Maine and its Flagship Match financial aid program in the article, “Seeking students, public colleges reduce out-of-state prices.” One widely noticed move, according to the AP, was made by UMaine, which charges high-achievers from nine other states the same tuition they would pay at their home state’s flagship. […]
Read more
The Portland Press Herald and Maine Public reported University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter sent an all-campus email, saying any acts of harassment or intimidation on the university system’s flagship campus would not be tolerated. Racist incidents at several schools, including the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Oklahoma, have been reported since […]
Read more
University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter was a recent guest on “Love Maine Radio,” part of Maine Magazine. The episode, “Maine’s University #267” focused on the high-quality education the University of Maine System provides to students from the state, as well as all over the world. “We’re big enough to be a true research […]
Read more
Editor’s note: Story updated Oct. 31. The University of Maine has received a $1.5 million, three-year award from the Harold Alfond Foundation to support UMaine Athletics. The award establishes the Alfond Fund in the University of Maine Foundation, focused on creating a centralized fundraising structure for UMaine Athletics and continuing support of the football program. “Through the years, Harold Alfond and […]
Read more
A private memorial service for University of Maine Professor Gordon S. Hamilton will be held Nov. 3, 3–5 p.m., at Buchanan Alumni House. At the request of the family, the service is by invitation only. A video tribute to Dr. Hamilton is expected to be released later in November. A memorial fund in Dr. Hamilton’s […]
Read more
The New York Times remembered the life and work of University of Maine climate scientist Gordon Hamilton, after his death in a snowmobile accident in Antarctica. In an appreciation, published in the newspaper’s Dot Earth blog, science writer Andrew C. Revkin wrote, “In probing the fast-changing ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland, Gordon Hamilton of […]
Read more
Media across the state, country and world reported on the death of University of Maine climate scientist Gordon Hamilton, who was killed in Antarctica on Saturday, when the snowmobile he was riding fell into a 100-foot crevasse. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Daily Mail, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, New Scientist, Men’s […]
Read more