The gift is from the late art historian Linda Zillman, who with her husband, Donald, is the namesake of the university’s art museum.
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University of Maine asks departments for 7% cuts to cover $18M shortfall
Maine’s flagship public university in Orono is reducing budgets across campus to close the gap in the 2027 fiscal year.
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How Bowdoin College came to mirror the country’s national free speech debate
Student protests, threats and intense federal scrutiny are changing how college students and professors in Maine and across the country talk about politics.
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UMaine to demolish its oldest building for parking. Some students are pushing back.
The university wants to replace 192-year-old Crossland Hall on the Orono campus with a parking lot for its sports complex.
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UMaine Climate Change Institute leader steps down as the field faces challenges
The institute will have an interim director as Paul Mayewski departs after 24 years.
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West Gardiner’s clerk broke Maine election law, and the state can’t do anything
In local elections, town officials are left to enforce many of Maine’s election laws — and sometimes, they don’t.
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UMaine System announces 90-credit, online pilot programs for adult learners
The initiative will promote economic mobility and address the state’s workforce needs, the University of Maine System says.
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UMaine lab lays off 9 employees, blames federal funding uncertainty
The Trump administration recently halted more than $15 million in funding for the university’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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UMaine to pause new graduate student job offers, citing funding uncertainty
The flagship public university in Orono will temporarily pause funded offers for graduate students like research assistantships, which make up about a quarter of the current graduate student population.
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University Credit Union accepting scholarship applications
This year $1,000 will be awarded to nine students.