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
Expedited planning and distribution process speeds relief to students Orono, Maine – More than 20,000 students have begun receiving payments – some as large as $675 – through an expedited planning and distribution process developed by Maine’s public universities to … Read More
Continuity of instruction planning, COVID-19 academic accommodations and student-centered support initiatives make commencement a ‘virtual’ reality for thousands of students this May Orono, Maine — Maine’s public universities will be celebrating the graduation of nearly 4,600 students in May through … Read More