The provost called the decision difficult but said student enrollment in the program has dropped significantly.
higher education
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Bates College eliminates application fee, part of national shift
The Lewiston school joins others in Maine, and nationwide, in hopes of making access to higher education more affordable.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine colleges mostly unaffected by decline in international students
The state has bucked a national trend that has seen a 30% drop in enrollment by foreign students in the wake of Trump administration immigration and education policies.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Colby College to launch program in Port Clyde to help Maine communities tackle natural disasters
The Center for Resilience and Economic Impact is set to open in 2026, college officials say.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
TRIO should not be on Trump’s chopping block | Opinion
How does someone from Jonesboro, Maine, become an aviation sustainability consultant? In my case, the answer is TRIO.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Unity Environmental University celebrates largest graduating class ever with Neil deGrasse Tyson
The once small, residential college now enrolls nearly 10,000 students in mostly online degree programs, and will honor about 1,000 in Portland’s Merrill Auditorium Friday.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Local & State, Schools and Education
As Portland’s gotten cooler, are more Maine college grads staying? | Column
Census data shows the city has become more popular with recent college graduates, and some surveys of Maine students indicate more of them have been sticking around.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
As Trump targets higher education, Maine colleges worry endowments are next
The state’s higher education leaders say Republican-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Lawmakers look to ban legacy admissions in Maine, but some colleges are pushing back
The bill would prevent public and private colleges and universities in Maine from considering whether an applicant’s parents went to or donated to the school in the admissions process.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
1st woman to lead Air Force Academy to give UNE commencement speech
Michelle Johnson, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, will deliver the address at the University of New England’s 190th commencement ceremony on May 17.