More than 75% of undergraduates who were enrolled last fall returned to school this year. The system said that’s the highest number since retention data tracking began 2 decades ago.
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Some University of Maine at Farmington properties headed for sale sometime in 2025
The University of Maine at Farmington plans to sell several properties as part of a strategic plan to enhance financial sustainability, operational efficiency, and better align resources with the needs of today’s students.
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UMF student-athletes recognized for saving a 77-year-old woman’s life in Farmington
An extra long run Nov. 28 turned into a rescue mission after the three men found a woman on the ground in a parking lot at the college’s fitness center who was freezing and injured.
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Thousands awarded degrees as college graduation season begins in Maine
Thousands graduated Saturday at commencement ceremonies at the University of Southern Maine and other UMaine System schools.
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Maine Fiddlehead Festival in Farmington to feature fiddleheads, local agriculture, music
Maine Fiddlehead Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the University of Maine Farmington.
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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.
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University of Maine at Farmington may slash most of its part-time faculty
After laying off nine members of its full-time faculty last spring, the university is eyeing a plan to eliminate ‘most adjunct faculty at the undergraduate level.’
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Maine basketball community reacts to death of icon Dick Meader
The Maine coaching legend and Pine Tree Basketball Camps founder died over the weekend at the age of 76.
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Two 14-year-old boys charged in connection to theft, vandalism at UMF
A camera, production equipment and an SUV were stolen, and damage was done to classrooms and offices late in the weekend, campus police said.
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Joseph McDonnell says he can help UMF as interim president with his experience in crisis management
The Franklin Journal sat down with University of Maine at Farmington’s new leader to learn more about his background, what he envisions for UMF’s future and how he plans to address ongoing uncertainty.