Tag: University of Maine

Women

‘I’ve Never Told Anyone’: Study Examines Why Sexual Assault Victims Remain Silent

Throughout the years, Dr. Sandra Caron and Deborah Mitchell began to notice a certain trend each time they spoke to classes about sexual assault. Directly after the discussion, or perhaps days later, a student would come forward and disclose their experience of being assaulted. More often than not, Caron and Mitchell noted, these students would use the following phrase: “I’ve never told anyone this but…”

July 8, 2021

News Roundup

University of Maine Student Charged with Voter Fraud

A University of Maine student, Alyssa Dau, 19, is facing criminal charges for allegedly voting with an absentee ballot in the name of a former roommate, officials said Tuesday, as reported by The Associated Press. Local election officials noticed the potential violation before the ballot was processed and alerted the secretary of state’s office, which […]

October 28, 2020

COVID-19

U of Maine Offers In-State Tuition to Students Impacted by College Closures

The University of Maine system will offer in-state tuition and expedited transfers to displaced U.S. college students whose institutions have suffered permanent closures due to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis that has ensued. Students from all states can apply for the program titled “The Maine Welcome.” “College instability has never been a bigger […]

April 23, 2020

News Roundup

University of Maine Gets $10M Gift for Engineering Building

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine has received a $10 million gift for its new engineering building. The Kennebec Journal reports UMaine president Susan Hunter said the gift is from the family of a graduate of the school’s engineering program. Hunter says the donor will be identified later and the building will be named […]

March 20, 2018

News Roundup

Kelp, Climate, Ocean Acidity Research Funded

BRUNSWICK – The University of Maine says projects about seaweed, the acidity of Gulf of Maine waters and the way climate change is impacting fish will receive nearly $1 million in funding. The university says the funds are being awarded to faculty at UMaine and other institutions through the Maine Sea Grant College Program. The […]

February 19, 2018

Leadership & Policy

President of UMaine at Augusta Abruptly Resigns

AUGUSTA, Maine — The University of Maine at Augusta is looking for its fifth president since September 2014. The search will begin after President James Conneely abruptly resigned Tuesday night. The resignation takes effect at the end of June. Conneely said in his resignation letter that it’s been an honor to serve since January 2016. […]

April 13, 2017

Students

University of Maine Creates Stephen King Chair in Literature

ORONO, Maine ― The University of Maine is creating the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature in honor of one of its most famous graduates. The university is collecting applications from English professors to fill the position now. The appointment is set to begin in August and is a five-year, renewable term. The university says […]

October 18, 2016