Welcome back! I hope that everyone’s first week of semester 2021 is going well. There is much that is notable and new about this semester. It is our third semester living with COVID-19 and its new routines and daunting challenges. It is the first with a new, historic administration in Washington. And already this semester […]
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Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking. To think incisively and to think for one’s self is very difficult. We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half truths, prejudices, and propaganda. At this point, I often wonder whether or not education is fulfilling its purpose. […]
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Dear members of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, Greetings from Orono, where the campus is peaceful and beautiful with a light covering of snow. I hope that everyone — the staff and faculty who kept learning going this past semester, the students who took responsibility for continuing their educational […]
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Dear members of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, We are three days away from dispersing, some of us, from Orono and Machias, to join our families and friends after 12 weeks of being “together for Maine” this semester. Communities of learners, teachers, researchers, supporters, resources, and friends are enabling […]
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President Ferrini-Mundy and other leaders led an informal virtual town hall Nov. 17 for UMaine and UMM students to discuss the last weeks of the semester, including the transition to remote learning, winter break and the spring 2021 semester. The link to the recording: https://youtu.be/1eYqWTVjFNs. A PDF of the presentation is also available.
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Greetings to the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities. November is Native American Heritage Month — which is centered on honoring First Peoples, past and present, as well as confronting racism and creating positive paths forward. Today, about 8,400 Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet), Mi’kmaq (Micmac), Penawahpskewi (Penobscot), and Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) — collectively Wabanaki, or “People of […]
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Dear members of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities, On the eve of Veterans Day I want to remind everyone of the purpose of this day, originally launched following the end of World War I. The United States first celebrated Veterans Day (then called Armistice Day) on Nov. 11, 1919. […]
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Dear University of Maine community members: Today, we are providing an update on the outbreak of COVID-19 cases among employees who work in our Facilities Management (FM) offices on our Orono campus. Asymptomatic testing of Facilities Management staff since Thursday has resulted in the identification of additional positive cases out of 43 total tests administered, […]
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Dear University of Maine community members: This week, five UMaine employees have tested positive for COVID-19. All are administrative staff who work in Facilities Management offices on campus in Orono. They are experiencing minor symptoms, isolating at home and doing well. UMaine and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention are involved in supporting all […]
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Tomorrow is Election Day, one of the most significant and symbolic days in a democracy. It was only 55 years ago that not everyone in our society had the right to vote. Today, I am ever-mindful of the importance of this basic right, and how hard-earned it has been and continues to be for so […]
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