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Eastern Maine Community College warns of possible data breach

by Associated Press August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

The school in Bangor is notifying 42,000 current and former students and staff that some computers were recently infected with malware and may have been hacked.

Health, Nation & World, Schools and Education

EpiPen shortage raises alarm for parents as kids head back to school

by Rachel Siegel and Carolyn Y. Johnson The Washington Post August 16, 2018August 16, 2018

The scarce availability of the emergency medicines, caused by manufacturing issues and local supply disruptions, has been an issue for months.

Op-eds, Opinion, Schools and Education

Commentary: Imagine a world where a lottery is your ticket to a prestigious university

by Dalton Conley Special to the Washington Post August 15, 2018August 15, 2018

Schools would decide minimum criteria such as GPA, and then a drawing would allow for long-overdue objectivity.

Business, Maine, Schools and Education

KeyBank donating $25,000 to community college system in honor of former president

by Staff report August 14, 2018August 14, 2018

Sterling Kozlowski was on the board of the foundation supporting Maine’s community college system, and a staunch supporter of its mission.

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Professor’s win in appeals court lets her proceed with lawsuit against UNE

by Megan Gray August 13, 2018August 13, 2018

Her complaint that the school retaliated after she reported alleged sexual harassment by her department chairman is returned to a lower court, where it could go to trial.