Republicans are hostile toward knowledge right at the moment when it is becoming a valuable international currency, a new study shows.
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No tuition increase at Maine community colleges this fall
Tuition at Maine’s seven community colleges will remain unchanged at $94 per credit hour for Maine students.
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USM president: In order to grow, university must address issues of equity, justice
Disciplinary actions, hiring policies and resource allocation should reflect answers to questions about access, safety, opportunity, visibility and power.
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‘Nobody is perfect’: Felicity Huffman’s co-stars come to her defense in college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES — Felicity Huffman is waiting to learn whether she’ll be spared or sent to prison after pleading guilty amid the college admissions scandal and admitting she paid $15,000 to fix her daughter’s SAT score — a “transgression,” in her words, that “I will carry for the rest of my life.” Now, her co-stars […]
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USM finds its hiring of former Kennebunk superintendent was done properly
But the internal review will yield some changes in the faculty hiring process, including a new requirement for diversity statements in all applications for permanent positions.
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SMCC streamlines student application process as enrollment declines
On-the-Spot Acceptance Days will make it easier for students to apply to Southern Maine Community College, where enrollment is down 14% since 2011.
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Maine Voices: Time for public higher education to walk the walk on equal pay
For too long, poverty wages have been the norm in adjunct teaching, a profession dominated by women. State officials must change that.
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Douglas Rooks: University of Southern Maine needs more than a name change
The difficulty in all these plans is money, or lack of it. The UMaine System has never had the wherewithal to achieve its original goals.