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Waldo Community Action Partners plans to maintain critical internet connectivity infrastructure and pay $3.06 million for the property, which is above both the appraised value and the offers from the two other respondents ORONO, Maine — A Waldo County nonprofit received the highest score among three proposals to purchase the… Read More about University of Maine selects buyer for the Hutchinson Center in Belfast

Maine’s public universities are experiencing their highest enrollment in three years, in part because efforts to improve student retention are bringing a greater percentage of undergraduates back this fall than ever before  ORONO, Maine — Innovations in supporting student success have resulted in a record return rate to the University… Read More about University of Maine System student return rate hits historic high

A formal count of students confirmed that the affordability of Maine’s public universities, relevant new academic programs and direct admissions offers that are ‘impossible to pass up’ driving undergraduate, transfer, graduate and law enrollment increases ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) remains the state’s leading driver of… Read More about University of Maine System enrollment growth outpaces Northeast, nation 

BOSTON  —   Higher education leaders representing Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont met in Kennebunkport, Maine, this month to discuss strategies to improve higher education access and affordability for every New Englander who seeks it and alignment of higher education with the evolving needs of the region’s workforce. The… Read More about New England Board of Higher Education honors Harold Alfond Foundation

ORONO, Maine — The White House today announced that President Biden intends to appoint University of Maine (UMaine) President and University of Maine System (UMS) Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Joan Ferrini-Mundy to serve on the prestigious National Science Board (NSB), the governing body of the National Science Foundation… Read More about University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation selected by White House for National Science Board

Media note:  As a reminder, our official name is the University of Maine System, with UMS or the System acceptable after the first reference. The University of Maine System should not be referred to as the UMaine System.  Less than two years after it was launched, more than 1,000 learners… Read More about University of Maine System Wabanaki history course and credential reaches milestone

Proposals will be due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 and must maintain internet infrastructure where it is currently located in the main building so the University of Maine System can continue providing connectivity in the midcoast ORONO, Maine — A new competitive request for proposals (RFP) to buy… Read More about New RFP issued to solicit buyers for University of Maine Hutchinson Center

Media note: As a reminder, our official name is the University of Maine System, with UMS or the System acceptable after the first reference. The University of Maine System should not be referred to as the UMaine System.  The Aroostook County native has served within the System for a decade including as… Read More about Carolyn Dorsey named University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff

ORONO, Maine — Acting through the University of Maine System (UMS), next week the University of Maine (UMaine) will publicly issue a new competitive request for proposals (RFP) to purchase the Hutchinson Center in Belfast.  Earlier this month, UMS rescinded an award to negotiate after determining during a formal appeal process that… Read More about New RFP will be issued to solicit buyers for University of Maine Hutchinson Center

The University of Maine System found scoring criteria should have been developed to consider the full value of the proposals received and not just the purchase price ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) has rescinded an award to sell the Hutchinson Center in Belfast to a local… Read More about University of Maine to restart Hutchinson Center sale process