Augusta-area residents with direct family ties to Ukraine say they feel anguish as Russian invades their native country.
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Livermore Falls student receives UMA-Bangor scholarship
The Alicia Rae Bessey Memorial Scholarship Committee has selected three students to receive initial awards for the scholarship, according to a news release from the University of Maine at Augusta. Riley Gray of Livermore Falls, a dental hygiene student, is among those students. This scholarship fund honors the memory of Alicia Rae Bessey and her […]
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Penobscot Nation Tribal Court officials speak about restorative justice at University of Maine at Augusta
Rhonda Decontie, a UMA alumni, and Judge Eric Mehnert started the Healing to Wellness Court program at Penobscot Nation Tribal Court, which has shown great success.
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Augusta college gallery to display ‘The Estatic Tear’ through Dec. 17
AUGUSTA — Galen Cheney’s exhibit of 11 abstract paintings in the Charles Danforth Gallery at the University of Maine at Augusta started Nov. 10. Chesney, a painter based in North Adams, Massachusetts, is a Mount Holyoke College graduate who earned her Master of Fine Arts degree at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her process-driven […]
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As pandemic job market rebounds, central Maine college grads see abundance of opportunity
Universities in central Maine say their students have far more options as they enter the work force, and employers are coming to schools more often and earlier looking to recruit.
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Panel discussion to feature ‘Indigenous Mid-Century Maine’
The final Maine’s Mid-Century Moment Series is scheduled at noon Friday, Sept. 24, to feature “Indigenous Mid-Century Maine,” with a panel discussion exploring the cultural and political issues affecting Indigenous communities. This virtual event is free and open to the public, but registration is required (docs.google.com/forms/d/1ahnk3ufDNwDtg3ax11JblIzVCGCMJNKTUKgqk1oOjuw/viewform?ts=60c90451&edit_requested=true). The University of Maine at Augusta’s panel discussion will […]
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UMA names interim president while university starts search for long-term candidate
Longtime Vice President of Academic Affairs Joseph Szakas will be recommended by the University of Maine at Augusta Chancellor Dannel Malloy to be the university’s interim president until the role can be filled.
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Screening that highlights Maine’s Mid-Century Moment hosted by UMA, Northeast Historic Film
The University of Maine at Augusta in partnership with Northeast Historic Film will hold a screening of films at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, at the Alamo Theater in Bucksport. This event is part of the Maine’s Mid-Century Moment Series and is free and open to the public, however, seating is limited. The event […]
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Virtual event to discuss mid-century Maine author Elinor Graham – featuring her daughter
University of Maine at Augusta
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Maine photographer focus of ‘Maine’s Mid-Century Moment: Kosti Ruohomaa’s Beloved Maine’
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