The Ph.D. in Nursing and Doctor of Nurse Practice degrees are meant to address the state’s shortage of advance practice nurses.
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Maine college grads face worst job market in years: ‘It’s not like it used to be’
With entry-level positions at a premium, this year’s graduates are having more trouble than usual finding jobs in their field of study.
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UMaine alum, TV star Timothy Simons will give 2026 commencement speech
The Readfield native best known for his roles in ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Veep’ graduated from the Orono university in 2001.
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UMaine Orono staffer works with loyal dog on campus
Photographer Rich Abrahamson captures Australian Shepard Sal in search of his next job.
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UMaine poised to end Spanish degree, suspend medical lab degree
The cuts follow the elimination and suspension of 10 other programs over the past fiscal year across the University of Maine System.
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UMaine considering name changes to Mitchell Center, scholarship
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell’s name appears hundreds of times in a new batch of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, prompting difficult discussions at institutions that use Mitchell’s name, including Bowdoin, his alma mater.
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Despite outcry, UMaine will demolish its oldest building
A campaign to save Crossland Hall focused on its role as a home for the Franco-American Centre, but officials said the building has outlived its useful life.
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Building a medical school at the University of Maine is not feasible, study says
The report says more primary care physicians are needed, but the cost of constructing a medical training facility on the Orono campus makes it unrealistic in the near future.
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UMaine receives $3.5 million gift for art museum, honors college
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.