Furor followed Malloy from Connecticut to Maine

Schools and Education

Published
May 22, 2022

Furor followed Malloy from Connecticut to Maine

Malloy was once the least popular governor in the country and some in Connecticut are still upset about his reforms of that state's higher education system.
Published
May 22, 2022

UMaine System faculty lose faith in chancellor as his contract comes up for renewal

‘He doesn’t understand or want to understand the issues the faculty are raising,’ said a professor from the Augusta campus, the first school to declare no confidence in Chancellor Dannel Malloy.
Published
May 22, 2022

The effects of faculty cuts ripple across UMF campus and into homes

After building roots in Farmington, will the professors eliminated from UMF's humanities and social sciences programs leave the community they have come to love?
Published
May 21, 2022

Kennebec Valley Community College graduates 375 students

Commencement speaker Kristina Cannon reminded graduates of the importance of the role they have in their rural Maine towns.
Published
May 20, 2022

UMaine Machias faculty support other campuses’ no-confidence votes against chancellor

Faculty at the University of Maine at Machias voted unanimously this week to support earlier votes of no-confidence at UMA, USM and UMF.
Published
May 20, 2022

Residents give preliminary approval to Pittsfield-area school district’s $13.4 million budget

Maine School Administrative District 53, which serves Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield, held its annual budget hearing Thursday.
Published
May 20, 2022

Teacher defends LGBT kindergarten lesson featured in anti-Mills ad

The kindergarten teacher is disappointed that Gov. Mills and the state Department of Education responded to criticism by removing her video lesson from the state's website.
Published
May 18, 2022

UMF Faculty Senate issues no-confidence vote in Chancellor Malloy

The vote follows a time of instability at UMF and in the UMaine System.
Published
May 18, 2022

Provost to step down at UMF

Serving as provost since 2016, Eric Brown's resignation comes at a major time of change for the University of Maine at Farmington and the University of Maine System.
Published
May 17, 2022

Wales-based RSU 4 budget meeting to be held Wednesday night

The $21.3 million proposed budget is a 8.8% increase from the current spending plan of $19.5 million.