The Harold Alfond Foundation Ambassador Scholarship provides funding for students to pursue graduate degrees in law, business, policy and public health — and make an impact when they enter the Maine workforce Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System … Read More
Editor’s note: This news release was updated Nov. 18. Farmington, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees approved spending $11.7 million on facility upgrades that will help the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) conserve energy … Read More
Orono, Maine — University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert Placido has been named the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, effective Dec. 5. While a national search … Read More
More than 1,800 Veterans, active Maine National Guard members and Veterans’ dependents enroll each year in University of Maine System universities, which will be closed on Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day Orono, Maine — Starting this week, Maine’s … Read More
Orono – The University of Maine System (UMS) has named Paul Chan to serve as its next General Counsel. As chief legal officer, Chan will oversee the attorneys and staff who provide comprehensive legal services to all seven UMS Universities … Read More
Presque Isle, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees approved two new degree programs at the University of Maine (UMaine) on Monday during its regular, two-day meeting at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. UMaine … Read More
This fall, public universities throughout Maine are offering courses to first- and second-year students that will allow them to engage in research and other forms of hands-on learning at the start of their college careers. These Research Learning Experiences (RLEs) … Read More
If passed by the full Congress and signed by the President, the FY23 federal budget will provide $53.3 million to the System in one-time funding to advance key university workforce development and innovation projects, many of them led by the … Read More
Belfast, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees approved extending Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s contract by one year, from July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023, during its regular meeting July 11 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center … Read More
The Chair of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees Trish Riley and Chancellor Dannel Malloy jointly released the statements below following the Board’s unanimous decision to extend the Chancellor’s contract by one year, with some conditions, including those … Read More