The June 16 online meeting will be with all 13 members of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: University system damaged by chancellor’s missteps
Dannel Malloy was supposed to bring political savvy to a key leadership job, but instead he’s made a lot of enemies.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Faculty members say departure of new UMA president not enough to quell concerns; some call for system chancellor to resign
UMaine System board of trustees takes no action on Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy’s contract, which expires June 30, but expects to decide in the coming weeks whether to keep Malloy.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Penn State administrator named next president of USM
Jacqueline Edmonson, current chancellor and chief academic officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny, will start in her job on July 1.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Seasonal businesses in central Maine struggle to find workers as economic conditions improve
The national economy is humming and companies are ramping up hiring, but seasonal businesses in central Maine continue to struggle to find enough help as they prepare for the busy summer months.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Secrecy amid storms at UMF, UMA feels all too familiar
As they did at USM in 2014, UMaine System leaders persist in ignoring the vital roles faculty, staff and students play in our state’s public universities.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
University of Southern Maine faculty senate votes no confidence in chancellor
USM faculty cited the departure of 3 system presidents within the year and a lack of faculty input in important University of Maine System decisions.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How Holocaust survivors first remembered their murdered millions
The effort to establish a new holy day in the Jewish calendar was the result of an extraordinary vision only a year after the concentration camps’ liberation.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Search for USM president is down to 4 finalists, but process rankles some
University of Southern Maine faculty and other community members expressed frustration with the search process, saying it has not been as transparent as it should be.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
USM wipes away about $2 million in student debt
The university said it excused all student debt acquired between spring 2020 and summer 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.