Committee recommends moving UMaine law school to temporary location in Old Port

Dean Leigh Saufley says the current law school building is ‘literally falling apart’ and the move is necessary as the university continues planning a new building on the USM campus.

UMaine System trustees to consider renaming C.C. Little Hall

A committee will consider naming the lecture hall for Beryl Warner Williams, who held two degrees from UMaine and was affiliated with the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women and the American Red Cross.

UMaine System relaxes quarantine guidelines for vaccinated students and staff

Individuals who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.

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$1 million UMaine grant will expand rural telemedicine and distance learning

The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund technology improvements at 42 higher education and health care sites around the state.

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UMaine System won’t require COVID-19 vaccines for students or staff

The seven campuses will still encourage everyone who wants vaccinations to get them, a spokesman said.

Maine colleges will expand COVID-19 testing for spring semester

The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.

UMaine System, unions settle dispute over retirees’ health insurance

The deal affects about 3,000 retirees, who will now have the option of keeping a group health plan that would have been replaced by a health exchange system.

UMaine System pauses health insurance change after retirees sue

The lawsuit stems from the decision to switch the retirees from a group benefits plan to a Medicare exchange.