BANGOR (AP) — Fall enrollment at Maine’s universities and community colleges is expected to be about the same as last fall. Classes begin Tuesday at the state’s seven universities and two of the community colleges. Classes at the other five community colleges began last Monday. University of Maine System officials expect about 31,000 students this […]
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Colleges wary of Obama plan for higher education
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Targeting the soaring cost of higher education, President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a broad new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools on their affordability and perhaps be used to allocate federal financial aid. But the proposed overhaul faced immediate skepticism from college leaders who worry the rankings […]
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Former Hebron coach named AD at Husson
BANGOR — Husson University announced on Wednesday that it has hired veteran athletic administrator Frank Pergolizzi as the school’s next director of athletics. Pergolizzi comes to Bangor from a similar post at West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, W.Va. “I’m very impressed with the outstanding program at Husson and the excellent coaches and […]
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College baseball: Dirigo’s Palmer named CMCC fall ball coach
AUBURN — Dirigo High School baseball coach Ryan Palmer has been named head coach of the fall baseball team at Central Maine Community College, the Auburn college announced on Wednesday. Palmer will continue his duties as coach at Dirigo, where he has led the Cougars to back-to-back Class C state championships in 2012-13. “This is […]
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Uniform access for all education, career recruiters
Late Tuesday, the House rejected a bill that would require Maine’s schools to grant uniformed military recruiters the same access and opportunity to meet with secondary students as are provided to other postsecondary and career recruiters. Key word? “Uniformed.” The measure required 101 votes to pass as a mandate but failed 96 to 45, just […]
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Colby College to reopen revamped art museum
WATERVILLE — The gleaming glass building of the Colby College Museum of Art not only stands out on campus — surrounded by the red brick, Georgian-style classrooms and dormitories — but now also stands out across Maine. A new addition means the museum now has 38,000 square feet of exhibition space, the largest in the […]