The three-year agreement overwhelmingly ratified today positions Maine’s public universities as a national destination for graduate student education, research and employment ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) has achieved its first collective bargaining agreement with part-time graduate … Read More
S&P Global Ratings, which recently downgraded the outlook for the nation’s higher education sector, lauded the System’s innovative student recruitment and retention efforts, as well as internal collaborations and cost containment, and the University of Maine’s research excellence ORONO, Maine … Read More
Through its Maine Center and a partnership with Everfi and Maine Venture Fund, the state’s largest educational and economic development enterprise is providing hundreds of Maine middle and high school students with free entrepreneurial education, which will be showcased at … Read More
ORONO — The state’s largest driver of workforce development and research-informed innovation, the University of Maine System (UMS) also powers Maine’s economy through its payroll and purchasing — directly investing more than $638 million in Maine’s families and businesses last fiscal … Read More
A formal count of students on Oct. 15 showed undergraduate, graduate and law student enrollment growth, with the greatest gains driven by flexible, workforce-focused online programming offered through the University of Maine at Presque Isle and the University of Maine … Read More
As the System strives to double its online offerings, Trustees approved six new degree programs that will be entirely online and leverage existing faculty and unified accreditation to provide working adults with flexible pathways to advancement in high-demand career fields … Read More
Maine Law President/Dean Leigh Saufley and UMF President Joseph McDonnell had previously announced their intentions to retire as of June 30, 2026, but have agreed to extend their appointments to lead their respective institutions’ resurgence and progress toward fiscal stability PORTLAND … Read More
Maine’s public universities have grown enrollment for six consecutive semesters, defying demographics thanks to affordability, admission and academic innovations, relevant programming and a proven value proposition ORONO, Maine — More than 25,000 students will advance their career readiness and upward mobility … Read More
The research farm recently underwent a $3 million renovation funded by the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan so that the land-grant university could accelerate its development of new potato varieties, like the successful Caribou Russet, and the growth of Maine’s … Read More
UMS Trustees gave approval today for four of Maine’s public universities to pilot 90-credit applied bachelor’s degree programs that promote Mainers’ economic mobility and address critical workforce needs in the state, including in public administration and psychology ORONO, Maine — The University … Read More