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PublishedJuly 11, 2022
Decision delayed on proposed updates to UMaine System’s hiring practices
Board of trustees refers the slew of reforms aimed at bringing more accountability to the system's hiring practices to a subcommittee scheduled to meet in August.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
Review of state university system’s hiring policies finds UMA presidential search violated rules
The presidential search that resulted in the hiring and subsequent withdrawal of Michael Laliberte violated the university system's "employment background and screening policy" enacted a decade ago, according to an internal review.
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PublishedJune 29, 2022
UMaine System trustees confirm two-week extension to chancellor’s contract
Two weeks after the short-term extension was announced to state lawmakers, the University of Maine System board of trustees votes to extend Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy's contract to July 11.
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
Maine legislative panel grills UMaine chancellor over ‘egregious’ presidential search
UMaine Chancellor Dannel Malloy and the board of trustees Chairperson Trish Riley spoke virtually to the Legislature's Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
UMaine trustees offer chancellor short-term contract extension, delaying decision on his future with system
Trish Riley, chair of the University of Maine System board of trustees, announces Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy's contract has been extended through mid-July, allowing the board time to discuss the matter at its July 11 meeting.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
UMaine System’s vice chancellor, chief legal officer resigns over stress
Vice Chancellor Jim Thelen's departure is not related to the fallout from the failed University of Maine at Augusta presidential search, according to university officials.
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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Faculty members say departure of new UMA president not enough to quell concerns; some call for system chancellor to resign
UMaine System board of trustees takes no action on Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy's contract, which expires June 30, but expects to decide in the coming weeks whether to keep Malloy.
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PublishedMay 22, 2022
Newly named UMA president agrees to deal to withdraw from position
Michael R. Laliberte, whose hiring was criticized after votes of no confidence at his former university came to light, to be paid salary of $205,000 in what would have been his first year.
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PublishedMay 18, 2022
UMF Faculty Senate issues no-confidence vote in Chancellor Malloy
The vote follows a time of instability at UMF and in the UMaine System.
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PublishedMay 13, 2022
UMaine System chancellor calls for review of active employment searches and policies governing them
The change comes after faculty from the University of Maine at Augusta voted no confidence both in its presidential search and the chancellor.
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