The faculty and staff fear that unified accreditation may lead to less independence for USM, though Chancellor Dannel Malloy says it will allow for collaboration and let the UMaine System’s campuses retain control of budgets and other decisions.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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UMaine reports record enrollment driven by graduate and out-of-state students
The flagship campus in Orono has 11,989 students this fall, an increase of 2.1% that stands in contrast to national trends.
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More than 400,000 Mainers voted in statewide referendums and local races
While official results are not yet available, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said Maine had strong voter turnout, and absentee ballot use, for an off-year, referendum-only election.
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Maine reports another 572 cases of COVID-19 and 6 additional deaths
Hospitalizations also remain high, with 206 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thursday.
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UMaine System trustees accept USM president’s resignation despite faculty’s concerns
The board of trustees is moving ahead with a search for a new president at the University of Southern Maine after accepting Glenn Cummings’ request to return to the faculty.
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Portland school employee now faces federal sex crime charges
The latest charges against Benjamin Conroy are related to the same incident in the classroom at Ocean Avenue Elementary School where he worked as an education technician.
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USM Faculty Senate urges UMaine System to retain Cummings as president
Glenn Cummings says the faculty resolution is ‘very heartwarming,’ but he is comfortable with his decision to step down from the presidency into a teaching position.
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UMaine System working to bring hundreds of students into compliance with vaccine mandate
The system is still waiting to hear from 471 students, just one day before the deadline for students to verify their vaccination status.
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Eighth-grade teacher in Hampden named 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year
Kelsey Stoyanova, who teaches at Reeds Brook Middle School in RSU 22, has been an advocate for student involvement in curriculum creation.
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Schools in Bangor and Cumberland ranked best in Maine
Fruit Street School in Bangor is named the top elementary school in the state, and Greely Middle School in Cumberland the top middle school by U.S. News & World Report.