President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was joined by 21 student, faculty and staff presenters from across the UMaine and UMM campuses in this interactive event. A recording is available. A PDF transcription of the event is also available.
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Dear University of Maine community members, I hope you are enjoying your weekend and the temperatures yesterday that had us thinking of spring. Today I write with a special reminder that we cannot relent in our Black Bears Care campaign: Use a face covering | Get tested | Wash your hands | Practice social distancing […]
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Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias 2020 graduates and upcoming spring 2021 graduates-to-be — both undergraduates and graduate students. I hope that all of you are doing well. As we have all witnessed, these past 11 months of the pandemic have taken a toll worldwide. And for each of you, there […]
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President Ferrini-Mundy led a University of Maine-hosted live panel discussion Feb. 8 at the virtual 2021 AAAS annual meeting. The session, “Fostering Career Development Through Research Learning Experiences,” focused on effective approaches to integrating diverse student populations into scholarly research communities through authentic experiential learning at the high school and college levels. Following the President’s […]
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As University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy mentioned in his community message this afternoon, technological challenges on the first day of Shield T3 asymptomatic COVID-19 testing on campus led to problems scanning the QR codes on the saliva sample tubes. Participants also experienced excessive wait times for their appointments. We appreciate everyone’s patience and […]
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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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President Ferrini-Mundy presented to the Maine & Co Quarterly Board meeting on January 27. A PDF of this presentation is available.
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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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In her June 10 Maine Memo, President Joan Ferrini-Mundy committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism, and outlined a series of actions the university would take to enact that commitment. One such action was the establishment of the President’s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which includes thirty-three faculty, staff, students and alumni from […]
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All people of good conscience who call this country home, or who’ve come here in search of the fruits of its liberties, were surely shocked by yesterday’s events in Washington, D.C. For the first time in modern history, a lawless mob attacked our nation’s Capitol building to thwart our representatives from confirming a lawful election […]
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