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Higher education

Published
May 21, 2023

The Maine Millennial: Community college changes lives

If you want to see the best expressions of pride and joy, get thee to a community college graduation.
Published
May 18, 2023

Maine Voices: The guaranteed ‘best deal ever’ – the problem with public higher education promises

New programs that are meant to increase access to higher education actually hamper it by undercutting the very institutions that serve most students.
Published
May 12, 2023

Culinary crash course aims to feed need for Maine restaurant workers

HospitalityMaine has teamed up with York County Community College to offer the New Cook Bootcamp.
Published
April 7, 2023

Maine Voices: Stigma surrounding community college sets everybody back

Kids enrolling in two-year institutions allow themselves the time and space to figure things out. Way more of them should be doing it.
Published
April 5, 2023

First lady Jill Biden visits Southern Maine Community College

She was joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as part of the Biden administration's 'Investing in America' tour and to highlight career-connected learning and workforce training programs.

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Published
March 5, 2023

Free community college program pulls students from UMaine System

A Maine lawmaker would expand upon the free tuition initiative to help prevent the enrollment declines at the state's public universities from getting any worse.
Published
March 1, 2023

Commentary: Maine needs more high schoolers to pursue higher education

A shortage of teachers leads to a shortage of college students. A shortage of college students leads to a shortage of teachers. We must break this dangerous cycle.
Published
March 1, 2023

Bates College names its next president

Law school Dean Garry Jenkins from Minnesota is tapped to succeed Clayton Spencer in Bates' top job.
Published
February 27, 2023

Our View: If only a constitutional housing provision could provide homes

A spiritual gesture is no match for Maine’s material crisis. Plus: Why UMaine must proceed cautiously with remote learning.
Published
February 25, 2023

At UMaine, back on campus but still online for many classes

Some learners chafe at lost in-class experiences; others appreciate remote flexibility. For now, the university system doesn't seem ready to reverse its pandemic-era shift.