Burlington, Massachusetts — At its meeting on June 23, 2020, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) voted to accredit the University of Maine System, effective July 1, 2020. The Commission’s decision was based on a report submitted by … Read More
Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees conditionally approved an FY 2021 budget for Maine’s public universities today that does not include any Covid-19-related tuition or fee increases. The vote came as part of the June … Read More
Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees will begin consideration today of an FY 2021 budget for Maine’s public universities that does not include any Covid-19-related tuition or fee increases. The anticipated costs of responding to … Read More
Higher Education in Maine planning for a safe fall return to campus and meeting essential scholarship and service functions of the $4.5 billion sector of the state’s economy Campus leaders commit to partnering with state and public health leaders on … Read More
Demonstrated proficiencies are the future of candidate assessment and social-media engaged professional networking. The free 21st Century Resilience Badge provides incoming and existing students an opportunity to start building an industry-recognized set of proficiencies Orono, Maine — University of Maine … Read More
Trustee James Erwin to serve fourth year as Board Chair Trustee Mark Gardner to serve first term as Board Vice Chair Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees at its May meeting elected Trustee James R. … Read More
Universities increasing web conferencing and lecture-capture capacity to expand hybrid learning options in support of social distancing protocols. Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System plans to expedite $2.56 million in classroom upgrades this summer to maximize the number … Read More
Working Group Led by Chancellor Malloy to Offer Planning Guide to Governor Mills Orono, Maine — The leaders of Maine’s higher education institutions are working together to develop a reopening framework that will be shared with Maine Governor Janet Mills. … Read More
UMaine, Maine CDC and Maine National Guard Partner to Deliver Materials and Provide Testing of Personal Protective Equipment for frontline health care workers and first responders Orono, Maine — The University of Maine has manufactured more than 2,200 bottles of … Read More
Student resilience, academic accommodations, and faculty and staff engagement lead to persistent levels on par with last year, despite COVID-19 disruption of campus operations Orono, Maine — Across the University of Maine System campuses, 26,847 students — 98.5% of the … Read More