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Published
August 24, 2021

UMaine System reports 66% vaccination rate as fall semester nears

Staff and students who did not register their vaccination status as of 5 p.m. Friday are being asked to undergo COVID-19 testing and quarantine when they arrive.
Published
August 17, 2021

UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears

As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday's the deadline.
Published
August 10, 2021

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.
Published
July 16, 2021

UMaine System plans to require vaccines when FDA gives final approval

The system also announced plans for unvaccinated students and staff to participate in required COVID testing and quarantine upon arriving on campuses this fall.
Published
June 25, 2021

UMaine System trustees approve flat tuition for in-state students

Out-of-state students will see a 2.5 percent tuition increase in the $578 million budget approved Friday.

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Published
June 14, 2021

Committee advances plan to keep in-state UMaine System tuition flat

The full board of trustees will meet next week to consider the proposal, which comes after the governor proposed a supplemental budget that would increase state funding for higher education.
Published
May 21, 2021

UMaine System reconsiders plan for tuition increase, with more funding possible

The board of trustees had been scheduled to vote on a tuition increase Monday but is delaying the item in light of the governor's supplemental budget proposal and strong fall enrollment deposits.
Published
May 7, 2021

Maine colleges go hybrid with mix of in-person and virtual graduation ceremonies this year

Graduations will look different for a second year in a row but campuses are finding ways to recognize students through smaller in-person events with COVID precautions.
Published
May 5, 2021

UMaine System proposing 2.5% tuition increase for 2021-22

The tuition proposal, approved by the board of trustees' finance committee Wednesday, will go to the full board May 24.
Published
May 5, 2021

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.