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Cummings to Step Down as President of USM Next Summer
University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings has decided to step down as president at the end of June 2022 after the conclusion of the current academic year. He would return to the USM faculty after his presidency.
USM Education Grads Sought After by Schools
Last spring, Landyn Bowers got three job offers to teach — one officially the same day she interviewed, two others from school leaders who wanted her if that first job fell through. She hadn’t even graduated yet.
Alum Named Superintendent of the Year
Christopher Howell '92, '96G has been named 2022 Maine Superintendent of Year by the Maine School Superintendents Association. Howell is superintendent of RSU 14, which includes schools in Windham and Raymond. In annoucing the award, the Maine Department of Education lauded Howell for his integrity, educational vision, and organizational understanding.
She Kills Monsters - Creates a Fantasy World
It’s 1995 - Gangsta’s Paradise, Waterfalls, and Creep are at the top of the charts. But for Agnes, none of that matters because her little sister, Tilly is gone - or is she? Armed with her sister’s last Dungeons and Dragons campaign, Agnes now has to navigate the secret world Tilly created to find out who she really was when she was alive. “She Kills Monsters” opened on Friday, November 12 and continues with performances each day from Wednesday, November 17 to Sunday, November 21.
USM names inaugural Shaw Innovation Fellows
Four University of Southern Maine graduate students have been named Shaw Innovation Fellows and will fulfill their passion projects, from analyzing vegetation in southern Greenland to creating a model studio apartment for Maine middle schoolers learning functional life skills.
Grad Student Publishes Paper on Wabanaki Self Governance
“It’s part of who I am. It’s in my bloodline. It’s not like a t-shirt that I can take off,” she said. “I’ve seen how lack of awareness of tribal sovereignty, lack of awareness of Wabanaki culture, values, and presence has affected my family and other Wabanaki community members.”
Connect with us: Visits & Online Experiences
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Nursing students featured in the Maine Monitor
Watch best friends and USM School of Nursing students Fabiola Jenson and Fartun Hirsi share how they are pursuing their goals of graduation and becoming nurses while raising children at their respective homes.
Watch: USM's Virtual Groundbreaking Celebration
Join us in celebrating the launch of the Portland Campus Development Project by watching our Virtual Groundbreaking program, featuring remarks from several of our highly accomplished student groundbreakers.
News Highlights
Nursing Students Help Vaccinate Kids Against COVID-19
Employers welcome student veterans to seek available jobs
Q&A: Noah Hurowitz '13, Journalist and Author
USM Grad Student Publishes Paper on Wabanaki Self Governance
USM Receives Historic $10 Million Gift to Name its School of Music: The Dr. Alfred and D. Suzi Osher School of Music at the University of Southern Maine
YWCA Central Maine donates archive to USM's Franco Collection
U.S. News Highlights USM’s Social Mobility, Nursing Program in New Rankings
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