higher education
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Unity College to open environmental professions institute at Pineland Farms
The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
Maine Voices: Portland Adult Ed alumni undertake long-haul learning journeys
One PAE alumna is a recent high honors USM graduate who led her chronically ill daughter’s schooling by day and worked on her degree by night.
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Several hundred students gather at Bates to call for defunding campus security
The students pleaded with Bates College to transform its Campus Safety Department.
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Maine colleges go hybrid with mix of in-person and virtual graduation ceremonies this year
Graduations will look different for a second year in a row but campuses are finding ways to recognize students through smaller in-person events with COVID precautions.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2021
Maine colleges will encourage, not require, students to get vaccinated
Several campuses say they are strongly encouraging their students and staff to get vaccinations but won't require them as long as the vaccines are authorized only for emergency use by the FDA.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2021
Commentary: Science, tech work a boon for Mainers
By refocusing resources, creating new learning paths and integrating educational systems with private-sector partners, Maine can produce a skilled, resilient STEM workforce.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2021
Maine business, education groups tout economic benefits of immigration reform
More than 80 companies and organizations have signed a pledge saying Maine's economic future relies on state and federal policies that encourage immigration.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Justice Dept. drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit
The lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the Ivy League school was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2021
Book review: Is there a Southern belle in every sorority girl?
In 'Women of Discriminating Taste,' Margaret L. Freeman explores how white sororities have historically aligned themselves with conservative Southern values.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Commentary: To boldly go where education in Maine has not gone before
High schoolers taking online early college classes from UMaine at Fort Kent will benefit from a collaboration that bridges education and emerging technologies.
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