SMCC welcomes students for the fall semester – many of them in temporary quarters – as a company removes mold from Spring Point Residence Hall.
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Education Department considering using federal money to buy guns for schools
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has previously said that schools should have the option to arm teachers.
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Maine professor sues union over political disagreements
The Machias professor takes issue with the union’s opposition to the election of Gov. Paul LePage and support for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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University of Southern Maine president proposes a name change, in effort to enhance school’s appeal
University of Maine Portland may be the current favorite, but the school will seek input from alumni and will need approval by trustees and the Legislature for any change.
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Families’ lawsuit challenges Maine law against public funding for religious schools
The federal lawsuit seeks to overturn the decades-old law barring tuition reimbursements for sectarian schools.
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Mold cleanup in SMCC’s largest dorm to displace 320 students as semester starts
Testing identifies several types of mold in the 10-year-old Spring Point Residence Hall, some of it low levels of ‘black mold.’ Some students say the school was slow to inform them of the problem.
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Tony McLaughlin, longtime admissions director at UMF, dies at 76
After his retirement from UMF in 1999, the Wilton resident worked as a college advancement coach for the MELMAC Education Foundation.
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Thomas College program helping give first-generation students an EDGE
A program that brings first generation freshmen to campus before the semester starts has been highlighted in a report addressing Maine’s workforce challenges.
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Westbrook lawmaker accused of misconduct with students resigns his House seat
Democrat Dillon Bates has been accused of having inappropriate relationships with female students while teaching at Maine Girls’ Academy, an allegation he and his lawyer have repeatedly denied.
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New University of Maine president puts her science and math background to work
Joan Ferrini-Mundy is tasked with developing new ways of meeting the state’s growing workforce needs.