Muskie School of Public Service

Lisa Pohlmann, chief executive officer of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, will speak Wednesday on the policy challenges facing Maine’s coastal waters.

Nearly 1,200 undergraduate students from across the globe have been named to the Spring 2018 semester Dean's List.

Faculty member Dr. Elise Bolda from the Muskie School's graduate program in Public Health and former chair of the program will be retiring in 2018. A large gathering of faculty, students, alumni and friends came together to celebrate Elise's many years of service to USM and the Muskie School.

Year One of the Data Innovation Project's Community Research Assistantship Program was a huge success thanks to its stellar Muskie School graduate students and phenomenal community sites.

The Muskie School graduated another class of over seventy students from its various degree and certificate programs. The Muskie School graduation event included an afternoon of celebration and recognition of our outstanding students and their achievements.

Joseph McDonnell of USM’s Muskie School of Public Service says increased higher education — with less student debt and more internships and apprenticeships — will help Maine prepare for a forecast smaller workforce. The advice came in an op-ed column titled “Maine’s workforce challenges call for bold public strategies” and published in the Portland Press Herald.

University of Southern Maine and SmilePartners' efforts to ease barriers for people with limited means to access high quality comprehensive dental health care have resulted in $15,000 in additional funding from Northeast Delta Dental.

“I feel as though USM has done an amazing job at offering opportunities to students that will help pave the way to a successful career after graduation,” said Stacey Henson-Drake, a 2018 featured graduate.

Katie Tomer, a Native American, has worked for three years with Maine-Wabanaki REACH to go into the state’s prisons. She has facilitated healing circles for over 60 inmates.

David Hediger ‘09 has been named Director of Planning and Code Enforcement for the City of Lewiston, reports Lewiston Sun Journal