University President Glenn Cummings pledges action and forms a diversity council, saying, “There is work to be done.”
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School budget discussion starts early in RSU 18
The school district has a tumultuous history of budget fights, and one town is studying whether it makes fiscal sense to stay in the district.
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Petition accuses ‘Not Your Mascot’ creator of harassing Skowhegan Indian supporters
An online petition asks Maulian Smith to ‘cease and desist harassing and intimidating behavior,’ while Smith is circulating a petition asking state and local school officials to get rid of the Indians nickname.
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Reiter expected to plead not guilty to charge related to propositioning student
The former Waterville Senior High School principal is scheduled for a February court appearance on the misdemeanor official oppression charge.
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University of Maine at Augusta names James Conneely as new president
Conneely, a senior consultant at Keeling & Associates Inc. in Massachusetts, has spent more than 30 years in higher eduction and takes over Jan. 19, university officials said Tuesday.
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University of New England says donated island will become ‘living laboratory’
UNE plans to use Ram Island, a gift from Portland developer Art Girard, to study ocean life and the effects of climate change.
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Waterville board to meet on how to fill former principal Reiter’s position
New Hampshire police chief is waiting for the Waterville police report on Don Reiter before looking into allegations he had inappropriate relations with students there.
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UMF certificate program aims to prepare students for a career in addiction counseling
UMF is now offering an Addiction Rehabilitation Certificate program that is open to students in any degree field program.
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Maine professor ensures course is taught, even after he dies
Cancer takes USM’s John Broida, but his lessons and devotion to teaching endure in an online class he developed.
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New principal takes over at Monmouth Middle School
After three years without a principal of its own, the school is now under the leadership of Scott Barksdale.