USM-Led Citizens’ Assembly Sets Two Priorities for Maine Education
After two days of deliberation in Bangor, the delegates of the Maine Citizens’ Assembly on Education Priorities voted to advance two recommendations that earned … Read More
USM Opens Its Doors to Gorham’s Business Community for First Campus-Hosted Networking Event
On June 17, the University of Southern Maine welcomed Gorham’s business community to campus for the first time, hosting the Gorham Village Alliance’s “Good … Read More
Q & A with Jaycie Christopher ’26, LEC Player of the Year
posted in: Campus updates, University Alumni, USM Foundation
Tell us a little bit about your time at USM. What brought you here, and what was it like pursuing your degree in Leadership … Read More
USM Partners With Local Schools and Emergency Managers to Strengthen Regional Public Safety
posted in: Public Safety, University news
The University of Southern Maine hosted two regional public safety training events in May and June, collaborating with local schools, first responders, and emergency … Read More
USM Special Collections Marks Milestone for Maine’s First LGBTQ+ Newspaper During Pride Month
posted in: Office of Admissions, Special Collections, University news
More than five decades after publishing Maine’s first gay newspaper, the founders of “Mainely Gay” have released a 50th anniversary edition that will be … Read More
USM Literacy Education Graduate Alicia Sirois Named Maine DOE Instructional Coach of the Year
Congratulations to Alicia Sirois, who has been named the Maine DOE Instructional Coach of the Year by the Maine Curriculum Leaders Association. Alicia is … Read More
USM Faculty Represent Osher School of Music on International Stage in Peru
posted in: Osher School Of Music, University news
A friendship built over 30 years in the professional music world led a pair of University of Southern Maine faculty members to Peru last … Read More
Recent GYA graduate reflects on a semester Study Abroad.
posted in: Campus updates, Geography-Anthropology
Recent Geography-Anthropology graduate, Rachel Duguay, spent a semester studying at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Rachel shares her experience below. There are several experiences … Read More
USM Joins Nearly 1,400 Arctic Researchers and Leaders at UArctic Congress 2026
Five members of the University of Southern Maine community attended the UArctic Congress 2026 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, from May 26 to 29, alongside … Read More
Literacy Education Graduate Megan Bosarge Publishes Debut Novel, The Crazy Test
Congratulations to Megan Bosarge, recent graduate in the Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy Education. Megan has recently published a novel, The Crazy Test, published by Brother … Read More