University of Maine System
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PublishedJuly 3, 2023
UMaine System board extends chancellor’s contract
The terms of Dannel Malloy's contract extension have not been released.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
UMaine System trustees approve tuition, fee increases
Citing declining enrollment, inflation and other financial pressures, the board adopts a budget that will raise tuition 3% for in-state students beginning this fall. Room and board and student fees also will rise.
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PublishedMay 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.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
UMaine System grad students say they’re underpaid, look to unionize
Organizers of the University of Maine Graduate Workers Union want to remedy what they say are poor pay and benefits, and say their peers at similar schools are compensated more fairly.
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PublishedMay 8, 2023
UMA staff raised concerns over transparency in search for senior administrator
Assertions from unnamed employees about a newly hired dean of students highlight a lack of policy about reviewing negative information for finalists.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
Maine Voices: UMaine System tuition waiver would benefit students, taxpayers alike
Not only would it help keep Mainers out of debt, but it would also help build a better-educated workforce, making our state more able to attract and retain businesses.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
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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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Maine HRC finds USM discriminated against transgender student seeking health care
The University of Maine System will enter a 90-day conciliation process following the commission's vote.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
UMaine system schools to close $5 million budget gap
Schools are making plans to dig into reserves and remaining federal COVID relief funds, keep vacant teaching positions open, limit travel and other expenses, and boost marketing campaigns.
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