Brooklyn, New York, and Venice, Italy-based artist Anne Mourier will be on UMA’s Augusta campus Jan. 23-26 performing in her exhibition, “While we still ask ourselves how to speak to each other,” and meeting with students in UMA’s classes. The artist will offer a gallery talk at her opening reception at noon on Tuesday, Jan. […]
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UMaine at Augusta uses $665K gift for dental workforce expansion
Earlier this year, the University of Maine at Augusta received a $665,000 award from Northeast Delta Dental to expand the dental workforce in Maine. The award was celebrated Oct. 18, at a ceremonial event at the UMA Lewiston Center Dental Clinic located at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College. The initiative’s goal is to address the shortage of […]
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UMA and UMF team up to help with Maine workforce needs
UMA and UMF are collaborating on a grant program that will aim to remove financial barriers for students interested in pursuing certificates for substance use disorders counselor and employment specialist.
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UMaine Augusta and Maine Department of Labor to launch cybersecurity apprenticeship program
Maine would need to increase its number of cybersecurity professionals by 63% just to fill the number of current open positions.
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Free consultancy work of failed UMA president raises questions about university payout deal
Maine’s state university system officials say Michael Laliberte is meeting the requirements of a settlement that has netted him nearly $300,000, but they refuse to provide proof.
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New University of Maine at Augusta president seeks to deepen community relationships
As Jenifer Cushman takes the helm of the third-largest school in Maine’s state university system, she’s looking to draw in people seeking to finish degrees they began years ago, or who never thought they would go to college.
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University of Maine at Augusta names spring honor students
University of Maine at Augusta has announced the 2023 spring full-time and part-time president’s lists and the 2023 spring full-time and part-time dean’s lists. The full-time president’s and dean’s lists are issued once a semester. The part-time president’s and dean’s lists are issued once a year. Students, along with their hometown, are listed alphabetically by […]
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Failed ex-UMA president, still unemployed a year later, set to receive nearly $20,000 monthly from UMaine System
Michael Laliberte’s settlement from the University of Maine System requires him to provide detailed reports on his attempts to find a new job in education in order to receive the payouts.
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Chancellor of Penn State Beaver named new president of UMA
The hiring of Jenifer Cushman caps off the second search for a president of the Augusta-based university following a botched search last year.
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UMA staff raised concerns over transparency in search for senior administrator
Assertions from unnamed employees about a newly hired dean of students highlight a lack of policy about reviewing negative information for finalists.