USM’s New Arts Building Reaches Halfway Point in Construction
University of Southern Maine President Jacqueline Edmondson, alongside fellow university leaders, signed a structural beam of USM’s new visual arts building in Gorham on … Read More
Award-Winning Filmmaker Kirk Wolfinger to Teach Documentary Filmmaking Course in Spring 2027
The Communication and Media Studies department has invited Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Kirk Wolfinger of Lone Wolf Media to teach a special two-credit … Read More
Digital Art Students Explore AI in Higher Education Through Poster Exhibition
A new exhibition opened Oct. 15 at the University of Southern Maine’s Gorham Campus Library featuring posters by Introduction to Digital Art and Design … Read More
How’s My Health?: Professor Pierson presents on biometric watches at NEPCA
David Pierson, professor of media studies, presented the scholarly paper, “How’s My Health?: Biometric Watches, McLuhan, Massumi, and the Specter of the Virtual Body” at … Read More
Prophets of the Unicontext – a Talk with Agnes Callard
For most of human history, how people were expected to act depended on the situation — where they were, what role they occupied and … Read More
USM’s Osher Opera Theatre Named National Finalist for The American Prize in Directing
The University of Southern Maine’s Osher Opera Theatre has been named a national finalist for The American Prize in Directing, the Charles Nelson Reilly … Read More
USM Project Makes Rural Housing Insecurity Visible Through Photography
Housing insecurity in rural Maine can be difficult to see from the outside. A University of Southern Maine project put cameras in the hands … Read More
Professor Emerita, Donna Cassidy, Curates Sprinchorn Exhibition at Ogunquit Museum.
Art History Professor Emerita, Donna Cassidy has curated a major exhibition for the Ogunquit Museum of American Art devoted to an under recognized voice … Read More
USM Spring 2026 Dean’s List — 1,375 full-time students have earned the distinction this spring
To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, students must: Our Dean’s List students hail from across the state of Maine, the nation, and … Read More
In the Age of AI, Students Make the Case for Literary Publishing
Do print literary magazines matter in a world where most people read on digital devices? Are literary magazines finding it difficult to grow in … Read More