The university welcomed 23 students at its new Tangier campus on Jan. 10.
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University of Maine announces $10 million in budget cuts
No faculty layoffs or program cuts are called for in the savings plan.
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Bill to stop Maine university cutbacks voted down
Lawmakers vote against the bill that would have put a 12-month moratorium on faculty, staff and program cuts in order to further study the UMaine System’s finances.
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$1 trillion student loan debt widens U.S. wealth gap
Roughly 37 million people in the U.S. are so saddled with student debt they may never catch up with their wealthy peers who began life after college debt-free.
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Gov. Deval Patrick to speak at Colby’s commencement
The Massachusetts governor will also receive an honorary degree.
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Crisis at USM manufactured or real? Here’s a deeper look
Critics want to use reserve funds to save USM programs. University officials say the funds are spoken for, and deny the system is top-heavy with administrators.
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Maine students show decline in math, reading, writing
Only the state’s fifth-graders made gains in the New England Common Assessment Program.
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USM Student Senate passes resolution against budget cut decisions
The 13 Student Senate members pass a vote of no-confidence in the university administration.
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Prospect of bigger classes not sitting well with USM faculty, students
They say USM’s drive for fiscal efficiency will hurt academic quality and create a ‘diploma mill.’
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For incoming USM class, cuts aren’t on the radar
The university appeals to local college-bound scholars for other reasons, including its commutable proximity to home.