The state’s higher education leaders say Republican-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.
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Four Maine college presidents sign national letter decrying Trump education ‘overreach’
The presidents of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and the University of New England joined more than 230 college leaders in rebuking the federal government’s ‘political interference’ in higher education.
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ACLU files class-action suit over revoked student visas throughout New England
The lawsuit seeks to restore the visa status of more than 100 international students in New England, although it’s unclear if any Maine international students have had their visas terminated.
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Lawmakers look to ban legacy admissions in Maine, but some colleges are pushing back
The bill would prevent public and private colleges and universities in Maine from considering whether an applicant’s parents went to or donated to the school in the admissions process.
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Maine doesn’t have a statewide system to track rape kits. Lawmakers are considering a bill to change that.
The legislation builds on initiatives to track kits and address backlogs in Cumberland, Kennebec and Penobscot counties.
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Officials weigh economic impact of Waterville hospital closure
Northern Light Inland Hospital is slated to close June 11, putting 309 employees out of work.
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Dr. Nirav Shah, former Maine CDC director, taking post at Colby College
Until last month, Shah had been serving as a principal deputy director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Chamber orchestra to perform March 5 at Colby College
‘Songbook’ celebrates the rich musical diversity of Sotashe’s home country of South Africa, and explores connections between American jazz, South African folk traditions and European classical music.
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Colby College to host entrepreneurship boot camp March 1
RSVP is required by Friday, Feb. 21, to secure a spot, as this is a full-day commitment and team formation begins early.
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Portland Ballet goes to Colby College. The assignment? Create a new work from scratch.
Eleven Colby students are working alongside the professional dance company on a new piece inspired by Maine’s landscape, history and lighthouses to be performed in Westbrook and Waterville.