Caleb Kerbs ’19 featured in the Bangor Daily News
A year after testicular cancer diagnosis, UMaine baseball player is thankful he’s still on the field
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Robyn Lorom Young ’17 Op Ed in Maine Voices
Sociology Dept Alum Robyn Lorom Young ’17 has an op ed in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Voices” section of the May 5th issue: Maine Voices: Maine helped me escape poverty The state gave me the support I needed to put my life on track. With better management, it could do much more for others, […]
Read moreMichael Lucas ’16 at SDSU
We just learned that Michael Lucas ’16 is now in the MS Homeland Security program at San Diego State University. He plans to go on for his PhD. He completed the first semester with a 4.0! Congratulations to Michael!
Read moreMichael Rocque ’05 co-PI for NIJ Grant on Mass Shootings
UMaine Alum Michael Rocque ’05 in the News Michael Rocque continues to dominate the alumni news for the UMaine Scientology Department. Mike, who is now a professor at Bates College, has become a co-PI (Principal Investigator) for a National Institute of Justice grant titled “The Nature, Trends, Correlates, and Prevention of Mass Public Shootings in America, […]
Read moreArticle on Alum Rocque ’05 in the Bates College News!
Michael Rocque ’05, assistant professor of sociology at Bates College, is in the news again! This time he’s featured in the Bates College News with a focus on the fun toys he keeps in his office for stress relief! Excerpt: ““There are a lot of messages in this office,” says Assistant Professor of Sociology Michael […]
Read moreBangor Daily News: Why we must re-engage, even when we disagree
The Bangor Daily News has published an opinion piece by UMaine Sociology Dept Alum Michael Rocque ’05, now Assistant Professor at Bates College, and his frequent co-author, Chad Posnick, an associate professor of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro: Why We Must Re-engage, Even When We Disagree By Michael Rocque and Chad […]
Read moreRobyn Lorom Young ’17 is heading for Dartmouth!
We have received this update from Robyn Lorom Young ’17. She’s been a grad student and a graduate assistant for Student Support Services here at UMaine this year and now advises: “I graduated last year with my degree in Social Work and Sociology, and I was eager to begin my master’s program in Higher Education […]
Read moreProfessor Barkan and Alum Michael Rocque ’05 collaborate on article
Professor Steve Barkan and UMaine Alum Michael Rocque ’05, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bates College, have collaborated on an article, Socioeconomic Status and Racism as Fundamental Causes of Street Criminality, in the Journal “Critical Criminology.” Abstract: The theory of fundamental causes in medical sociology identifies socioeconomic status and racism as fundamental causes of disease […]
Read moreASA Annual Meeting – Alumni Reunion
The Alumni Dinner at the American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was held at the LeWestin Restaurant in Montreal August 11-15, 2017. In attendance were (from front left around table): Yuka (Kawahito ’05) Doherty who is now an instructor and PhD Candidate at the University of New Mexico; Jason Houle ’05, Assistant Professor […]
Read moreEllen Stevens Accepts Position at Yale University
Ellen (Sherwood ’10) Stevens has accepted a position as Senior Administrative Assistant in the Sociology Department at Yale University. She tells us “I graduated in 2010 from UMaine with a bachelors in Sociology. I then received my masters in counseling from USM. I now work as a Senior Administrative Assistant in the Department of Sociology […]
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