{"id":7958,"date":"2025-05-05T15:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/?page_id=7958"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:00:32","slug":"office-of-the-provost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/","title":{"rendered":"Provost Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column7958_66cd5a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_66cd5a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_66cd5a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_66cd5a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_66cd5a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_66cd5a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_66cd5a-fc{position:relative;}@media all 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>The Office of the Provost advances the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/about\/mission\/\">mission<\/a> of the University of Maine by supporting units in Academic Affairs, including the colleges. The Provost serves as the Chief Academic Officer and collaborates closely with the <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/president\">President<\/a> and her Cabinet, Deans, Chairs and Directors, and academic leaders at sibling universities in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.edu\/\">University of Maine System<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of the Provost oversees and supports six colleges, the Graduate School, Cooperative Extension, the Division of Lifelong Learning, Fogler Library, Enrollment Management, and UMaine\u2019s regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias. The Office leads efforts in the following areas: faculty development, student success, student recruitment and retention, program evaluation and accreditation, institutional research and assessment, academic personnel management (including the tenure-and-promotion process), and various strategic initiatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information concerning the units that report to the Office of the Provost, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/academic-affairs\/\">Academic Affairs<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0c598e\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Leadership<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0c598e\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs &amp; Provost<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box7958_dc4497-c2 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solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_dc4497-c2 um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/Gabriel-Paquette-portrait-223x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Gabe Paquette\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-6174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/Gabriel-Paquette-portrait-223x300-1.jpg 223w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/12\/Gabriel-Paquette-portrait-223x300-1-105x140.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,223px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Dr. Gabriel Paquette <\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs &amp; Provost<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:gabriel.paquette@maine.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:gabriel.paquette@maine.edu\">gabriel.paquette@maine.edu<\/a><br>207.581.1591<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/office-of-the-provost\/bio\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"256\">Gabe&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_c4dbde-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_c4dbde-16 > 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solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_d27f78-e2 um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Hannah Carter Smiling\" width=\"1750\" height=\"2560\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-8812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937.jpg 1750w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-1050x1536.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-1400x2048.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-96x140.jpg 96w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-317x464.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-423x619.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-634x927.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-846x1238.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-951x1391.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/Headshot-2024-scaled-e1767721814937-1268x1855.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1750px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Dr. Hannah Carter<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Deputy Provost &amp; Dean of Cooperative Extension<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:scott.marzilli@maine.edu\">hcarter@maine.edu<\/a><br>207.581.1591<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/8793-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hannah&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_696a88-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_696a88-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_696a88-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_696a88-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_696a88-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_696a88-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_696a88-04{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_696a88-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_696a88-04 > 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Sans';font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:-5px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box7958_6b2aae-c4 .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#000000;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box7958_6b2aae-c4 .kt-blocks-info-box-text{font-size:16px;}.kt-info-box7958_6b2aae-c4 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box7958_6b2aae-c4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box7958_6b2aae-c4 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_6b2aae-c4 um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Scott Marzilli smiling\" width=\"1602\" height=\"2400\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-10029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-93x140.jpg 93w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-317x475.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-423x634.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-634x950.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-846x1267.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-951x1425.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_3855-1268x1900.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1602px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Dr. T. Scott Marzilli<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Senior Associate Provost for Student Success &amp; Innovation<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:scott.marzilli@maine.edu\">scott.marzilli@maine.edu<br><\/a>207.581.1591<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/t-scott-marzilli-ph-d\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10020\">Scott&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_794ff5-45 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_794ff5-45 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_794ff5-45 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_794ff5-45 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_794ff5-45 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_794ff5-45 > 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kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/Deb-Allen.jpg\" alt=\"Deb Allen Portrait\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-3828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/Deb-Allen.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/01\/Deb-Allen-93x140.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Dr. Debra Allen<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:debra.allen@maine.edu\">debra.allen@maine.edu<br><\/a>207.581.1461<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/deb-allen-ph-d\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deb&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7958_4c36d0-2a{margin-top:-50px;margin-bottom:-100px;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_4c36d0-2a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7958_4c36d0-2a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_4c36d0-2a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box7958_bc1154-c7 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_bc1154-c7 um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Shaleen Jain Smiling\" width=\"1655\" height=\"2473\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-10607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722.jpg 1655w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-768x1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-1371x2048.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-94x140.jpg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-317x474.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-423x632.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-634x947.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-846x1264.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-951x1421.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Cropped-e1784723190722-1268x1895.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1655px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Dr. Shaleen Jain<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Associate Provost for  Faculty Affairs<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:shaleen.jain@maine.edu\">shaleen.jain@maine.edu<br><\/a>207.581.3477<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/shaleen-jain-ph-d-p-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shaleen&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_2a7465-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_2a7465-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_2a7465-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_2a7465-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_2a7465-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_2a7465-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_2a7465-e3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_2a7465-e3 > 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p.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#003263;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-family:'Open Sans';font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:-5px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box7958_910aa6-6f .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#000000;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box7958_910aa6-6f .kt-blocks-info-box-text{font-size:16px;}.kt-info-box7958_910aa6-6f .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box7958_910aa6-6f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box7958_910aa6-6f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_910aa6-6f um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Kevin Coughlin\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-7842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-93x140.jpg 93w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-317x476.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-423x635.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-634x951.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-846x1269.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-951x1427.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/KC-Headshot-18-1268x1902.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1365px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Dr. Kevin Coughlin<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Vice President for Enrollment Management<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:kevin.coughlin@maine.edu\">kevin.coughlin@maine.edu<br><\/a>207.581.1583<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/kevin-coughlin-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kevin&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_68f38b-e5 > 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.kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#000000;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box7958_fd793c-94 .kt-blocks-info-box-text{font-size:16px;}.kt-info-box7958_fd793c-94 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box7958_fd793c-94 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box7958_fd793c-94 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_fd793c-94 um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/dianne-new.jpeg\" alt=\"Portrait of Dianne Avery\" width=\"418\" height=\"627\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-6084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/dianne-new.jpeg 418w, 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Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7958_e69d97-b2{margin-top:-50px;margin-bottom:-80px;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_e69d97-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7958_e69d97-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_e69d97-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);min-height:365px;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_e69d97-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_e69d97-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id7958_e69d97-b2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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.kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#000000;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box7958_5d096c-20 .kt-blocks-info-box-text{font-size:16px;}.kt-info-box7958_5d096c-20 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box7958_5d096c-20 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box7958_5d096c-20 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_5d096c-20 um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait.jpeg\" alt=\"Portrait of Jessica Miller\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2460\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-10626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait.jpeg 1414w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-768x1336.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-883x1536.jpeg 883w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-1177x2048.jpeg 1177w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-80x140.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-317x551.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-423x736.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-634x1103.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-846x1472.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-951x1654.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/07\/Miller-portrait-1268x2206.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1414px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Jessica Miller<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Director of Faculty Development<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jessica.miller@maine.edu\">jessica.miller@maine.edu<br><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/office-of-the-provost\/jessica-miller-biography\/\">Jessica&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_c502e9-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_c502e9-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_c502e9-ae > 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/02\/010924_AK_DSC08639-min-1268x1902.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1707px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Rachelle Maietta<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Special Assistant for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:rachelle.maietta@maine.edu\">rachelle.maietta@maine.edu<br><\/a>207.581.1537<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/rachelle-maietta\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rachelle&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_f87ede-b8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_f87ede-b8 > 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solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_bac103-27 um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/William-Somes-Portrait-edited-e1755692457348.png\" alt=\"Portrait of William Somes smiling\" width=\"575\" height=\"800\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-8252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/William-Somes-Portrait-edited-e1755692457348.png 575w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/William-Somes-Portrait-edited-e1755692457348-101x140.png 101w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/William-Somes-Portrait-edited-e1755692457348-317x441.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/William-Somes-Portrait-edited-e1755692457348-423x589.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,575px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">William Somes<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Senior Academic Affairs and Faculty Development Coordinator<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:william.somes@maine.edu\">william.somes@maine.edu<br><\/a>207.581.1591<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/office-of-the-provost\/william-somes-bio\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"8851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7958_d3b27b-47{margin-top:-50px;margin-bottom:-100px;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_d3b27b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7958_d3b27b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_d3b27b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);min-height:365px;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_d3b27b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_d3b27b-47 > 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767px){.kt-info-box7958_90bad2-fd .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_90bad2-fd um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Julia Van Steenberghe smiling\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-10955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-scaled.jpeg 1707w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-1366x2048.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-93x140.jpeg 93w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-317x475.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-423x634.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-634x951.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-846x1269.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-951x1426.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/09\/Final-Headshot-1268x1902.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1707px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Julia Van Steenberghe, M.S.<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Director of Student Success Strategy and Operations<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:julia.van@maine.edu\">julia.van@maine.edu<\/a><br>207.581.3477<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/office-of-the-provost\/julia-van-steenberghe-m-s\/\">Julia&#8217;s Biography<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_582a73-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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767px){.kt-info-box7958_9e284b-fb .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_9e284b-fb um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white.png\" alt=\"University of Maine Logo and Crest\" width=\"550\" height=\"236\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-9399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white.png 550w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white-105x45.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white-317x136.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white-423x182.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,550px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Vacant<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Executive Assistant to the EVPAA and Provost<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_528795-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_528795-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_528795-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_528795-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_528795-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_528795-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_528795-9e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_528795-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_528795-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_528795-9e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box7958_1eab59-24 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box7958_1eab59-24 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box7958_1eab59-24.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box7958_1eab59-24 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767px){.kt-info-box7958_1eab59-24 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box7958_1eab59-24 um-UMPeopleSingle\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left kb-info-box-vertical-media-align-top\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white.png\" alt=\"University of Maine Logo and Crest\" width=\"550\" height=\"236\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-9399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white.png 550w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white-105x45.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white-317x136.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/UMaine_fullcrest_logo4c_white-423x182.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,550px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Vacant<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Executive Director of UMS Transforms Student Success and Retention Initiatives<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_41764f-4e > 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class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/las\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"College of Liberal Arts and Sciences website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_4201d4-89, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_4201d4-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_4201d4-89\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_4201d4-89 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_4201d4-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_4201d4-89\"] 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Link to: College of Engineering website.\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/DSC_1775.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/DSC_1775-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/DSC_1775-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/DSC_1775-423x283.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/mcec.umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Maine College of Engineering and Computing website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_933039-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_933039-8b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_933039-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_933039-8b\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link7958_933039-8b{text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading7958_933039-8b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_933039-8b\">Maine College of Engineering and Computing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5907ea8a0533115051a1dff19dcb302\" style=\"color:#003263;font-size:18px\"><strong>2,249<\/strong> Undergraduate Students<br><strong>435<\/strong> Graduate Students<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7958_6dc833-f1{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7958_6dc833-f1 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Link to: Earth, Life &amp; Health Sciences website.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/JILL-ANTARCTICAIMG_3378.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/JILL-ANTARCTICAIMG_3378-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/JILL-ANTARCTICAIMG_3378-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/JILL-ANTARCTICAIMG_3378-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/elh.umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"College of Earth, Life &amp; Health Sciences website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_58da56-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_58da56-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_58da56-a1\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_58da56-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_58da56-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_58da56-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_58da56-a1 img.kb-inline-image, 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class=\"kt-img-overlay7958_8a4777-ac aligncenter wp-block-kadence-imageoverlay\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-wrap kt-over-image-zoomin\"><div class=\"kt-block-intrisic kt-over-set-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/043025_RL_DSC04866-1.jpg\" alt=\"Early childhood students at the Child Development Learning Center in Merrill Hall. Link to: College of Ed. &amp; Human Dev.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/043025_RL_DSC04866-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/043025_RL_DSC04866-1-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/043025_RL_DSC04866-1-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/043025_RL_DSC04866-1-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"College of Education &amp; Human Development website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message 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class=\"kt-image-overlay-wrap kt-over-image-zoomin\"><div class=\"kt-block-intrisic kt-over-set-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100919_HH_DSC_0681.jpg\" alt=\"Bloomberg Cassidy Lab photo of televisions and charts in the background. Link to: Maine Business School. \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100919_HH_DSC_0681.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100919_HH_DSC_0681-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100919_HH_DSC_0681-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100919_HH_DSC_0681-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Maine Business School website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center 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Link to Honors College website.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/112718_AK_DSC_2060.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/112718_AK_DSC_2060-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/112718_AK_DSC_2060-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/112718_AK_DSC_2060-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Honors college website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center 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class=\"kt-image-overlay-wrap kt-over-image-zoomin\"><div class=\"kt-block-intrisic kt-over-set-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100325_IB_DSC07878-1.jpg\" alt=\"A sign for Highmoor farm on a lawn in the fall. Link to: Cooperative Extension website.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100325_IB_DSC07878-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100325_IB_DSC07878-1-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100325_IB_DSC07878-1-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/100325_IB_DSC07878-1-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Cooperative Extension website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-bottom kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_690d70-98\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:50px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;border-top-left-radius:-100px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_690d70-98\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;border-top-left-radius:-100px;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_690d70-98\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_690d70-98\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link7958_690d70-98{text-decoration:none;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_690d70-98\"]{padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading7958_690d70-98 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_690d70-98\">Cooperative Extension<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7958_cd9b30-06{padding-bottom:10px;gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7958_cd9b30-06 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7958_cd9b30-06 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_cd9b30-06 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_cd9b30-06 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_cd9b30-06 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_cd9b30-06 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_cd9b30-06 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_cd9b30-06 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7958_cd9b30-06\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button{color:#082e58;background:#8ed1fc;font-size:16px;font-family:'Roboto Slab';font-weight:400;text-transform:none;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-right:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-bottom:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-left:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#082e58;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button{border-top:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-right:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-bottom:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-left:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button{border-top:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-right:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-bottom:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-left:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7958_d8cf48-82 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit CE&#8217;s Site<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:22px;}.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_6a73dc-90\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kt-img-overlay7958_315728-cd .kt-image-overlay-wrap{max-width:600px;overflow:hidden;}.kt-img-overlay7958_315728-cd .kt-image-overlay-wrap 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.kt-image-overlay-divider{border-top-color:#fff;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:none;}.wp-block-kadence-imageoverlay.kt-img-overlay7958_315728-cd .kt-image-overlay-message .image-overlay-subtitle{color:#fff;background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-img-overlay7958_315728-cd .kt-image-overlay-wrap{max-width:600px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-img-overlay7958_315728-cd .kt-image-overlay-message{border-top:0px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.8);border-right:0px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.8);border-bottom:0px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.8);border-left:0px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.8);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-img-overlay7958_315728-cd .kt-image-overlay-wrap{max-width:600px;}.kt-img-overlay7958_315728-cd .kt-image-overlay-message{border-top:0px solid 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Link to: Division of Lifelong Learning website.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/111623_AK_DSC02143.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/111623_AK_DSC02143-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/111623_AK_DSC02143-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/111623_AK_DSC02143-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/dll.umaine.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Division of Lifelong Learning website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link7958_ddfc04-f2{text-decoration:none;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2\"]{padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_ddfc04-f2\">Division of Lifelong Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><span style=\"color: #003263\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>1,082<\/strong> Undergraduate Students<br><strong>15<\/strong> Graduate Students<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7958_3207c0-d5{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7958_3207c0-d5 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7958_3207c0-d5 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_3207c0-d5 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_3207c0-d5 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_3207c0-d5 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_3207c0-d5 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_3207c0-d5 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_3207c0-d5 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap 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Link to: UMaine Machias website.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-634x356.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-846x475.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-951x534.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/090623_PW_DJI_20230906112901_0036_D-1-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1200px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"University of Maine at Machias Website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center kt-over-halign-center\"><div 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Link to: Graduate School website.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-9316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/021424IBDSC00119-Enhanced-NR-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/021424IBDSC00119-Enhanced-NR-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/021424IBDSC00119-Enhanced-NR-1-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/021424IBDSC00119-Enhanced-NR-1-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/021424IBDSC00119-Enhanced-NR-1-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/021424IBDSC00119-Enhanced-NR-1-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/021424IBDSC00119-Enhanced-NR-1-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/021424IBDSC00119-Enhanced-NR-1-951x634.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1200px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/graduate\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Graduate School website\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-center kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center;font-size:26px;line-height:38px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link7958_36e67f-7c{text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7958_36e67f-7c\">Graduate School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #003263\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>2300+<\/strong> Students<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7958_3e36c3-0e{padding-bottom:10px;gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7958_3e36c3-0e .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7958_3e36c3-0e .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7958_3e36c3-0e .kt-btn-wrap-0 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rgba(121,189,232,0);border-bottom:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-left:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf.kb-button:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#082e58;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf.kb-button{border-top:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-right:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-bottom:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-left:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf.kb-button{border-top:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-right:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-bottom:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);border-left:2px solid rgba(121,189,232,0);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7958_9877d5-bf kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/graduate\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit the Graduate School&#8217;s Site<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7958_95d5d9-a0 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7958_95d5d9-a0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#ffffff;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7958_95d5d9-a0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><span style=\"color: #0c598e\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Dean Searches<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>National searches are being conducted for deans of two University of Maine colleges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>College of Earth, Life &amp; Health Sciences (ELH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please visit the respective pages for the ELH Dean Search and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/office-of-the-provost\/dean-search-college-of-education-and-human-development\/\">COEHD Dean Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7958_9d0763-67 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7958_9d0763-67 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#ffffff;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7958_9d0763-67\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:10px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:50px;}.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#003263;}.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7{position:relative;}.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column7958_c261df-b7:not(.specificity){margin-right:-20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_c261df-b7 alignfull\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Office of the Provost News<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);}.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7958_086445-a9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-5-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_3a6dbd-d7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7958_3b0b52-bd .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image7958_3b0b52-bd img.kb-img, .kb-image7958_3b0b52-bd .kb-img img{object-position:55.00000000000001% 53%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7958_3b0b52-bd kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/eager-to-pursue-competitive-grants-faculty-maximize-new-research-fund\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" aria-label=\"UMaine Education Faculty Publish Article in The Conversation\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Books on a bookshelf in what looks like an elementary school classroom\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-10789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-634x357.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-846x476.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-951x535.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/08\/Reading-for-pleasure-photo-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1200px\" \/><\/div><\/a><figcaption><span style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"stk-highlight\">UMaine Education Faculty Publish Article in The Conversation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_117ae8-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_117ae8-18\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7958_be201e-1d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image7958_be201e-1d img.kb-img, .kb-image7958_be201e-1d .kb-img img{object-position:55.00000000000001% 53%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7958_be201e-1d kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/41-faculty-members-receive-tenure-and-or-promotion-or-just-cause-protection-status-and-promotion\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" aria-label=\"UMaine Education Faculty Publish Article in The Conversation\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"President Ferrini-Mundy shaking a faculty member's hand at a Promotion and Tenure reception event at the President's house.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/08\/President-Promotion-Tenure-1268x845.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/div><\/a><figcaption><span style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"stk-highlight\">41 Faculty Members Receive Tenure\/Promotion<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_d27302-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_d27302-b2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_8db046-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_8db046-6d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7958_1b33ab-74 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image7958_1b33ab-74 img.kb-img, .kb-image7958_1b33ab-74 .kb-img img{object-position:55.00000000000001% 53%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7958_1b33ab-74 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/eager-to-pursue-competitive-grants-faculty-maximize-new-research-fund\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" aria-label=\"Eager to pursue competitive grants, faculty maximize new research fund\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/091824_RL_DSC06141.jpg\" alt=\"UMaine Machias oceanography class on the coast examining the Maine shoreline. Link to: UMaine News.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-9308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/091824_RL_DSC06141.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/091824_RL_DSC06141-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/091824_RL_DSC06141-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/091824_RL_DSC06141-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><\/div><\/a><figcaption><span style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Eager to pursue competitive grants, faculty maximize new research fund<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_a14dc3-e8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7958_c2e16b-60 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image7958_c2e16b-60 img.kb-img, .kb-image7958_c2e16b-60 .kb-img img{object-position:55.00000000000001% 53%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7958_c2e16b-60 size-medium_large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2023\/08\/10\/learningwell-magazine-features-research-learning-experiences-at-umaine\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Learning-Well-Magazine-Photo-768x1010.jpg\" alt=\"Students draw diagrams in a classroom. Link to: UMaine News.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-7970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Learning-Well-Magazine-Photo-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Learning-Well-Magazine-Photo-105x138.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Learning-Well-Magazine-Photo-317x417.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Learning-Well-Magazine-Photo-423x556.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Learning-Well-Magazine-Photo-634x833.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/05\/Learning-Well-Magazine-Photo.jpg 779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,768px\" \/><\/div><\/a><figcaption><span style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"stk-highlight\">LearningWell magazine features Research Learning Experiences at UMaine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_5a507a-5a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7958_f73cbb-d6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7958_f73cbb-d6 kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/blog\/2026\/02\/03\/generative-ai-in-teaching-and-learning\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of Fogler Library in the summer in the early evening. Link to: Generative AI in Teaching and Learning (letter)\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-105x49.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-600x280.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-317x148.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-423x197.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-634x296.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-846x395.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-951x444.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/01\/Fogler-header-slider-1268x592.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1500px\" \/><\/div><\/a><figcaption><span style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Generative AI in Teaching and Learning<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(40% - ((80px * 2 )\/3)))minmax(0, calc(30% - ((80px * 2 )\/3)))minmax(0, calc(30% - ((80px * 2 )\/3)));}.kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7958_e72a24-48 alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_f9e82f-23\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><span style=\"color: #0c598e\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: #0c598e\" class=\"stk-highlight\">UMaine Academic News<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/umaines-zillman-art-museum-open-five-new-exhibits\/'>UMaine\u2019s Zillman Art Museum opens five new exhibits\u00a0<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The University of Maine\u2019s Zillman Art Museum, located in downtown Bangor, has opened five new exhibitions that will be available through December.\u00a0 The latest exhibits include: Visit the museum\u2019s website [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/how-umaine-research-is-strengthening-the-states-economy-improving-lives-and-preparing-communities-for-the-future\/'>How UMaine research is strengthening the state\u2019s economy, improving lives and preparing communities for the future<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">At a former paper mill in Lincoln, Maine, researchers and businesses are working to turn wood waste into new fuels \u2014 and create new economic opportunities in a community shaped [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/election-officials-are-fighting-wavering-voter-trust-by-making-mundane-processes-visible-and-recruiting-citizens-to-help\/'>Election officials are fighting wavering voter trust by making mundane processes visible and recruiting citizens to\u00a0help<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Robert Glover, University of Maine Recently, I moderated a national event that had college students speaking with election officials, something I often find myself doing this time of year. This [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/ill-take-umaine-alumni-for-200-2005-graduate-to-appear-on-jeopardy\/'>I\u2019ll take UMaine alumni for $200: 2005 graduate to appear on \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">University of Maine alumna Emily Burnham is set to appear on \u201cJeopardy!\u201d Burnham, who graduated from UMaine in 2005 with a double major in English and philosophy, traveled to California [\u2026]<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7958_8a9d4a-04\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:24px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7958_00536a-26 alignnone kt-row-has-bg um-UMBlueInfoBoxSingle wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row 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Office Staffing Update<br><\/a>August 20, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/blog\/2026\/08\/31\/announcing-college-of-earth-life-and-health-sciences-interim-leadership\/\">Announcing College of Earth, Life and Health Sciences Interim Leadership<\/a><br>July 23, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/blog\/2026\/08\/31\/academic-affairs-leadership-updates\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/blog\/2026\/08\/31\/academic-affairs-leadership-updates\/\">Zeke Kimball Appointed Dean of the Graduate School; C<\/a><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/blog\/2026\/08\/31\/academic-affairs-leadership-updates\/\">hris Nightingale Appointed Interim Dean of College of Education and Human Development<\/a><br>June 15, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/blog\/2026\/04\/13\/title-ii-update\/\">Title II 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