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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
Review of state university system’s hiring policies finds UMA presidential search violated rules
The presidential search that resulted in the hiring and subsequent withdrawal of Michael Laliberte violated the university system's "employment background and screening policy" enacted a decade ago, according to an internal review.
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PublishedMay 27, 2022
Final settlement with UMA president who withdrew from job includes $30,000 housing allowance payout
The deal between the University of Maine System and Michael Laliberte also ensures he will make a minimum of $235,000 annually for the next two years, with UMaine agreeing to pay the difference if a new job pays him less than that.
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PublishedMay 22, 2022
Newly named UMA president agrees to deal to withdraw from position
Michael R. Laliberte, whose hiring was criticized after votes of no confidence at his former university came to light, to be paid salary of $205,000 in what would have been his first year.
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PublishedMay 13, 2022
UMaine System chancellor calls for review of active employment searches and policies governing them
The change comes after faculty from the University of Maine at Augusta voted no confidence both in its presidential search and the chancellor.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
University of Maine at Augusta faculty senate votes no confidence in presidential search, system chancellor
During a five-hour meeting Wednesday, faculty members at UMA call for a new presidential search, following recent disclosures that faculty members and students at Michael R. Laliberte's former university in New York had voted no confidence in him.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
UMaine System union president says legitimacy of UMA presidential search was ‘destroyed’
University of Maine System faculty union President Jim McClymer sent the letter Tuesday morning in response to the hiring of President Michael Laliberte at University of Maine at Augusta.
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PublishedMay 6, 2022
Consulting firm used to identify controversial new UMA president has botched past searches
University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy said Friday that concerns raised about new UMA President Michael Laliberte by faculty at his previous university are "unfounded."
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
UMaine chancellor knew about new UMA president’s no-confidence votes from former university
Faculty members at University of Maine at Augusta say they are upset they were not informed about issues leading to Michael Laliberte's resignation as president of the State University of New York at Delhi.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
University of Maine at Augusta names Michael Laliberte as new president after a 6-month search
Laliberte, who's been president of State University of New York at Delhi since 2016, was chosen unanimously by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees and will start on Aug. 1.
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