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Prof Blackstone article in MS Magazine online blog

Professor Blackstone and Maxine Trump have written an article for MS Magazine that has been published online. Therefore, the article, What Choice Means to Childfree Women, discusses in part: What Choice Means to Childfree Women MS Magazine.Blog January 22, 2019 by Maxine Trump and Amy Blackstone | Leave a Comment “Today marks the anniversary of the historic 1973 Supreme Court decision […]

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Michael 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!

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Michael 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, […]

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Professor Blackstone on Maine Public’s show “Maine Calling”!

Professor Amy Blackstone and her husband Lance were interviewed on the popular Maine Public Radio show “Maine Calling” with Jennifer Rooks on December 6, 2018. Professor Blackstone’s upcoming book is “Child Free by Choice” and she and her husband write a blog called “we’re {not} having a baby.” The show, titled “Child Free: The Choice […]

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Professor Blackstone’s latest article in “Trends in Diversity”

Professor Amy Blackstone has collaborated with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality/Rising Tide Center Director, Susan K. Gardner, on an article that’s just come out in a new open source journal, Trends in Diversity: Mobilization in Response to Workplace Harassment: Lessons from One University Setting Amy Blackstone and Susan K. Gardner Abstract We examine experiences of and responses […]

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Professor Blackstone quoted in Moneyish

Professor Amy Blackstone’s work as a childfree researcher is once again the highlight of an article, “Why these women chose to be childfree – and why that’s completely fine “ by Meers Jagannathan that appears in the online in Moneyish, a standalone, independent site within the Dow Jones Media Group, a vibrant collection of digital media […]

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Professor Barkan Op Ed: “Immigrants Help Make America Great”

Professor Barkan, as part of the Scholars Strategy Network, has an Op Ed in the September 25 Bangor Daily News, “Immigrants Help Make America Great.” Immigrants help make America great By Steven E. Barkan, Special to the BDN • September 25, 2018 9:57 am “We have often heard these past few years that immigrants have high crime […]

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Article 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 […]

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