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higher education

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.
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.

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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.
Published
January 27, 2023

Commentary: Yes, college education is still very much ‘worth it’

The return on investment for students of my institution, Maine Maritime Academy, tells a compelling story.
Published
November 6, 2022

And for its next course, Colby College puts focus on food

The college's Center for the Arts and Humanities chose 'Food for Thought' as its theme this academic year, so students will explore food-related issues from multiple perspectives in 16 classes.
Published
November 4, 2022

Maine Voices: Time to stop the leftist tail from wagging the American dog

Only the rejection of the progressive left by traditional liberal Democrats can decisively tip the scales toward American healing and renewal.
Published
October 14, 2022

Commentary: An NYU professor got fired. Then everybody missed the point

When Maitland Jones Jr. lost his job teaching organic chemistry to pre-med students, it seemed to encapsulate something wrong with higher ed.