Muskie School of Public Service

The new episode of "The USM Update" discusses our focus on workforce development ahead of a $49 million bond package, Question 4, going before Maine voters Nov. 6. If approved, Q4 will fund program and infrastructure improvements at USM and the entire university system. On this episode: making the liberal arts work for Maine; USM enrollment numbers on the rise; and amazing news for USM and the North Atlantic.

Chris Matthews, the longtime host of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” talked about new books, old jobs and today’s bitter partisan divide during an hour-long conversation arranged by USM’s Muskie School of Public Policy.

Join the Data Innovation Project and Muskie School/Cutler Institute for a workshop and public talk: HOW TO KICKSTART A DATA CULTURE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION: A WORKSHOP With Catherine D'Ignazio, Educator, Artist/Designer + Software Developer

Tourism and Hospitality (TAH) Bermuda Course Highlights

Chris Matthews, known best for his show Hardball on MSNBC, and author of a new book, Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit, will speak at Hannaford Hall on Friday, October 12 with USM President Glenn Cummings about the book and more.

Muskie School students spent an afternoon interacting with Maria Echaveste, former U.S. presidential advisor to Bill Clinton and White House Deputy Chief of Staff during the second Clinton administration.

The 2018 Betta Ehrenfeld Public Policy Forum is being co-hosted by the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service and Frances Perkins Center.

The 9th annual Patient Safety Academy is open to anyone interested or engaged in patient safety activities. The Academy takes place Monday September 17 in the Glickman Library, 7th floor Events Room. Join colleagues and meet new friends in this day-long interdisciplinary event.

Design Thinking is a set of tools, methods and mindsets that is revolutionizing how organizations find better solutions for their users.

Professor Joseph McDonnell, faculty in the Policy, Planning, and Management program at the Muskie School recently published a piece in the Portland Press Herald on China's rising economic competitiveness.