More than 1,200 students earn Fall ’24 Dean’s List honors
The University of Southern Maine would like to congratulate the number of students named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List. To be placed on … Read More
Campus book group promises all the fun of reading without the stress of grades or papers
The third meeting of USM Reads focused on Percival Everett’s novel “James,” which recontextualizes “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain.
Theme of growth takes many forms at new art exhibition
posted in: Art Gallery, Office of Admissions, University news
“Life Forms: Grow” is on display at the USM Art Gallery until February 15.
Fulbright scholar follows her interest in piano evolution to Germany
Tina Davis is playing pianos from the time of Mozart and Beethoven to better understand the how the instrument and music evolved together.
Seeds of ‘Sunnybrook Farm’ were planted on Gorham Campus
The classroom that inspired Kate Douglas Wiggin to write a classic of children’s literature is still in use by USM students in the Art program.
Social Work students convey complex ideas through mapmaking
Each of the four maps produced by Dr. Paula Gerstenblatt’s Social Work class used different techniques including collage and allegory to illustrate how student loan debt grew into a national problem.
Treated glass spares birds from flying blind into Crewe Center windows
Biology professor Christine Maher arranged for her colleagues in BirdSafe Maine to tour the new center for the arts.
A Jazz Age reinvention of ‘Gianni Schicchi’ is a zoot-suited hoot
Performers in a new campus production of Puccini’s classic comic opera sang their roles in Italian while a screen above the stage provided the audience with English surtitles.
Political experts analyze how campaign promises could translate into policy
posted in: Department of Political Science, University news
A panel consisting of faculty from the Political Science Department convened a day after the election to answer questions about where the country is heading.
Literary analysis leads to personal realizations in ‘John Proctor is the Villain’
The Theatre Department’s latest production uses ‘The Crucible’ as a springboard for discussion about the intersection of such issues as sex, power, control, and consent.