LEWISTON — They planned a funeral for Aunt Rose. They doled out wisdom. On being a thief, one word offered up at a time: “Theft. Is. A. Very. Rewarding. Endeavor.” And they retold the story of the “Three Little Pigs”: Mary Derosier was an evil Sunday school teacher. Bob Gardner was George Washington. Go. “Once upon […]
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USM students, faculty rally against layoffs
PORTLAND — University of Southern Maine students and faculty said layoffs at the school will hollow out popular departments and all but close down pathways to graduation for many students. “This university is just a pathetic shadow of what a university should be,” said Susan Feiner, professor of economics and women and gender studies at […]
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USM cuts will affect Muskie School, eliminate language programs
PORTLAND — The loss of 50 faculty positions at the University of Southern Maine will affect more than just the two programs the University of Maine System board of trustees voted to eliminate last week. If a plan presented by University of Southern Maine President David Flanagan and Provost Joseph McDonnell is carried out, the […]
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USM trustees cut French, applied medical sciences
PORTLAND — Before a crowd of more than 100 people, many wearing purple “Invest in USM” stickers and holding signs with phrases such as “stop the cuts,” the University of Maine System’s board of trustees voted Friday to cut two academic programs from the curriculum — undergraduate French and graduate applied medical sciences. Dozens of […]
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UMaine System panel backs program cuts at USM
PORTLAND (AP) — A University of Maine System committee is backing a plan to cut some programs at the University of Southern Maine. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/ZHj75q) that the committee voted 6-1 on Wednesday in favor of eliminating the undergraduate French major and master’s program in applied sciences. The full University of Maine […]
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USM board to vote on budget cuts
PORTLAND — A proposal to cut two programs at the University of Southern Maine — undergraduate French and graduate applied medical sciences — could move one step closer to finalization on Wednesday. Members of the board of trustees academic and students affairs committee will vote whether to approve these program cuts at a meeting on […]
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UMS trustees commit to keeping 3 USM campuses
BANGOR — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees said Wednesday that they are committed to keeping all three University of Southern Maine campuses open, the system announced in a news release. As the system weighs how to close USM’s $16 million structural gap for fiscal year 2016, the university launched a “strategic academic […]
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USM students, faculty protest proposed cuts
PORTLAND — Faculty and students are fighting back one week after University of Southern Maine President David Flanagan announced a plan that would cut $6 million from the school’s budget by eliminating 50 faculty positions. His plan, which is the first phase of an attempt to cut $16 million from the budget and reshape the […]
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USM cuts 50 faculty positions
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine has a plan to cut 50 faculty positions and two programs in an effort to eliminate $6 million from its budget, according to a statement sent out by administrators Monday. These cuts are the first phase in a year-long effort to eliminate $16 million from the university’s budget […]
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Professor warns cuts could turn LAC into ‘little learning center’
Union rep: USM cut headed to arbitration LEWISTON — The union representative for University of Southern Maine professors said the way three programs were eliminated last week did not follow the contract, and the issue is headed to arbitration. A grievance has been filed with the American Arbitrator Association, said Christy Hammer, representative of the […]