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Eight years after immigrating, 2 new Mainers fulfill dreams of graduating nursing school

by Roger McCord Maine Monitor May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Fabiola Jenson and Fartun Hirsi arrived in Maine from Rwanda and Somalia in 2014, and are now USM nursing school graduates.

University of Southern Maine faculty senate votes no confidence in chancellor

by Lana Cohen May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

USM faculty cited the departure of 3 system presidents within the year and a lack of faculty input in important University of Maine System decisions.

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Portland middle school students march against race, gender harassment

by Lana Cohen May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Students at Lyman Moore and Lincoln middle schools said they don’t believe teachers and administrators are taking their concerns seriously enough. Administrators say they want students to speak up.

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UMaine System chancellor calls for review of active employment searches and policies governing them

by Emily Duggan May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

The change comes after faculty from the University of Maine at Augusta voted no confidence both in its presidential search and the chancellor.

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County teachers of the year announced in Maine

by Lana Cohen May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

The 16 honorees include educators from Portland, Kennebunk and Lewiston.

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University of Maine at Augusta faculty senate votes no confidence in presidential search, system chancellor

by Emily Duggan May 12, 2022May 13, 2022

During a five-hour meeting Wednesday, faculty members at UMA call for a new presidential search, following recent disclosures that faculty members and students at Michael R. Laliberte’s former university in New York had voted no confidence in him.

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UMF students hold sit-in, call for Chancellor Malloy’s resignation

by Kay Neufeld May 11, 2022May 12, 2022

In 24 hours, students wrote a list of demands holding University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy’s accountable for cutting faculty.

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UMaine System union president says legitimacy of UMA presidential search was ‘destroyed’

by Emily Duggan May 10, 2022May 11, 2022

University of Maine System faculty union President Jim McClymer sent the letter Tuesday morning in response to the hiring of President Michael Laliberte at University of Maine at Augusta.