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
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’
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.
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The next book ban: States aim to limit what students can search for
Republican lawmakers across the country are proposing legislation that would target online library databases and library management technology.
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Bowdoin launches plan to be fossil fuel free by 2042
The proposal envisions a $100 million investment in campus infrastructure.
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Lisbon to hold public hearing on $19 million school budget Tuesday
Included are three additional teaching positions and a middle school literacy specialist.
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University of Southern Maine hands out more than 900 degrees during commencement
The graduation at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday marked the first in-person ceremony in three years.
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Two Lewiston councilors’ draft resolution on diversity programs causes backlash, concern
Two councilors wrote a resolution condemning optional diversity talks in the school district. Several councilors and the mayor only saw the resolution after the Sun Journal conducted a Freedom of Access Act request, prompting ethical questions.
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Nine faculty positions eliminated at UMF cut from humanities and social sciences
Professors of Philosophy and Religion, Women’s and Gender studies, History, and World Languages were either let go or offered jobs in other areas. They were also advisors for many diverse student unions on campus.
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South Portland High School principal will leave for Maranacook Community High School
South Portland High School principal Michele LaForge said she was grateful for the experiences of the past four years but felt ready for a change.