Another reason Maine is a great place to live: it’s safe
Students can sleep soundly knowing they’re attending school in one of the safest places in the United States. Maine is the safest state in … Read More
Maine Chamber & Educate Maine say University investment critical to meeting state workforce needs
The state’s leading business advocacy organization is endorsing Question 4 on the November ballot, saying the $49 million investment in the University of Maine … Read More
USM Alum David Lovejoy Earns Emmy Award for Alaskan Photography
After three-and-a-half years of working in the frozen and remote wilderness of Alaska — operating a camera for the BBC TV show “Life Below Zero” — USM alumnus David Lovejoy ’10 is enjoying some career heat.
Multiliteracies and Multimodality: Designing For Our Future
As part of the 21st Century Literacies: Multimodality and Writing Across the Curriculum year-long initiative (Title III: High Impact Practices grant), Cheryl Ball, Associate Professor of … Read More
A trailblazer, Shaelan Donovan ’18 navigates her own path
On a hot and humid day in early August, at the International Marine Terminal (IMT) on Commercial Street in Portland, wearing a hard hat … Read More
USM partners with Norway’s University of Tromsø
The University of Southern Maine is forging ties with Norway’s University of Tromsø. Representatives of the two schools signed a partnership agreement June 4 … Read More
USM signs agreement to expand relationship with Iceland’s Reykjavik University
USM President Glenn Cummings and Ari Kristinn Jónsson, the president of Iceland’s Reykjavik University, have signed an agreement aimed at expanding the relationship between … Read More
“Maine and the New North Atlantic” by John Gillis
On September 28, 2016, Nationally renowned historian John R. Gillis gave a public lecture on “Maine and the New North Atlantic” at USM; this … Read More
Digital Humanities public lecture by Adeline Koh: “Social Media and Revolutions: Imagined Communities and Postcolonial Studies”
Professor Adeline Koh directed the Center for Digital Humanities at Stockton University, and is a member of the Literature Program. In addition to publishing … Read More
Macronalaysis and Literary History: Digital Humanities Scholar Matthew Jockers at USM
In April 2014, Matthew Jockers, a nationally renowned digital humanities scholar, visited Portland as USM Libra Professor, a prestigious recognition confirmed by the University … Read More