‘Safe,’ ‘constant,’ ‘happy’ and ‘fun’ are some of the words heard at the Big Brothers Big Sisters annual fundraiser.
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Under federal pressure, some of Maine’s colleges are renaming DEI offices
Maine colleges are joining a national trend or scrubbing words like ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ from department websites in favor of more neutral terms like ‘community’ and ‘belonging.’
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Economist, educational leader Joanne Roberts to head academic affairs at Bates College
Moving from Singapore, she will oversee a faculty of more than 200 and a curricular program that includes 37 majors.
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Bates College taps ‘Grit’ author, other renown experts for commencement address
Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of “Grit,” will deliver the Bates College Commencement address on May 25, with three other leaders receiving honorary degrees.
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As Trump targets higher education, Maine colleges worry endowments are next
The state’s higher education leaders say Republican-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.
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Four Maine college presidents sign national letter decrying Trump education ‘overreach’
The presidents of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby and the University of New England joined more than 230 college leaders in rebuking the federal government’s ‘political interference’ in higher education.
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ACLU files class-action suit over revoked student visas throughout New England
The lawsuit seeks to restore the visa status of more than 100 international students in New England, although it’s unclear if any Maine international students have had their visas terminated.
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Lawmakers look to ban legacy admissions in Maine, but some colleges are pushing back
The bill would prevent public and private colleges and universities in Maine from considering whether an applicant’s parents went to or donated to the school in the admissions process.
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‘Chronicle of A Fall’ showcases Bates College’s immersive media studio
The multimedia installation uses video projections and 3D mapping to depict the experience of immigrant workers in the cultural sector in the United States.
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Lewiston’s MILL museum can be a cultural hub for the community, leader says
Working: Rachel Ferrante is taking the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor into a new era.