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Making social justice the focus within the MFA program
Stonecoast's WISE initiative has deepened the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program's focus on diversity, equity, social justice, and inclusivity.
Robin Davis receives prestigious museum internship
The junior Art History major at the University of Southern Maine has received a highly competitive Lunder Institute internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, for summer 2021.
Music, theater camps return to the stage
The University of Southern Maine's popular music and theater camps are back for summer 2021 — and they're in-person.
STEM camps will be in session and in person for summer 2021
This summer, USM campers — more than 300 and counting — will be back on campus and in the community, building 3D printers, crafting tiny satellites, learning about the wonders of algae, and more.
Connect with us: Visits & Online Experiences
While our in-person visits and campus tours are limited, there are still many dynamic opportunities for you to learn about our thriving academic community from home. Attend an informational webinar about our university or a specific academic program, schedule a one-on-one video chat with a current student or an admissions counselor, and more. We’re excited to connect with you!
Watch: USM's 141st Commencement Celebration
USM's 2021 virtual Commencement aired at 9 a.m. on May 8. The YouTube-hosted video features individual recognition of each USM graduate and remarks from keynote speaker Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, student speaker USM Grace Muheto, and USM’s four honorary degree recipients: Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia Inc.; Timothy P. Wilson, senior advisor and director of the Maine Seeds Programs; and Beverly and David Worthington, co-founders of the Worthington Scholarship Foundation.
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.
USM's African American Collection unveils exhibit on Maine’s Black families
We invite you to experience the just-opened digital exhibition, "We Exist: Evidence of Maine's Black Families from 1800 to the 20th Century." Hosted by the USM Digital Commons, "We Exist" tells the stories of Maine's Black families through photos and interviews, and is the first of six digital exhibitions at USM focused on Black Mainers. The digital exhibit is curated by Dr. Lance Gibbs, Lecturer in Race and Ethnic Studies, Director of USM’s Race and Ethnics Studies program, and the Talbot Fellow for the Gerald E. Talbot and African American Collections.
USM researcher Heather Shattuck-Heidorn works to understand gender and race difference among COVID-19 deaths
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine and Harvard University have released a new report examining COVID-19 deaths and their discovery that African-American women are dying at rates higher than men in other racial and ethnic groups. Heather Shattuck-Heidorn, an assistant professor of Women and Gender Studies at USM, served as the senior author of the article, just published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
An engine of academic excellence
The U.S. News & World Report college rankings for 2021 are here! Out of 4,000 colleges and universities in the country — 1,500 in the northeast — the University of Southern Maine (USM) ranked as a top university for social mobility in the northern U.S. The strength of our undergraduate engineering program also earned recognition.
News Highlights
Teaching and scholarship work hand-in-hand for Distinguished Professor
USM receives $5 million gift from the Crewe Foundation to fund Center for the Arts
USM music, theater camps return to the stage
USM student receives prestigious Lunder Institute internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Maine North Atlantic Institute awaking new perspectives with virtual events
Finalists announced for inaugural USM Cubesat Design Competition
Stonecoast's WISE initiative makes social justice the focus
OML offers bird's eye look at post-Civil War Maine
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