The sight of red dresses hanging from trees on campus serve as a wake-up call about the violence that Indigenous women and girls face at a disproportionately high rate.
A play written by the late activist Dianne “dee” Clarke chronicles her personal experience with sex trafficking in order to help other people who lived through the same trauma.
Two dozen instructors spent a year going through the Effective Teaching Practice Framework course offered by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).
U.S. Senator Angus King believes that our best leaders strive toward specific goals, resist the urge to dismiss others’ ideas and stick with solutions long enough to see them implemented.
A national championship in javelin and a school record in pole vault are among Sophia Slovenski’s many athletic accomplishments as her time at USM comes to a close.
A head injury altered her plans after high school, but it didn’t hold her back for long.
The University of Southern Maine will celebrate its 143rd Commencement on Saturday, May 6th with nearly 1,000 graduates scheduled to participate. The event, scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, will feature comments from University President Jacqueline Edmondson, student speaker Nadine Bravo, and featured speaker Neil Genzlinger ‘77, a New York Times journalist and USM alumnus.
Dr. Bill Rankin talks about the role cartography can play in counteracting us vs. them thinking by recasting borders as a middle ground rather than dividing line between cultures.
Dr. Katherine Ahrens, Assistant Research Professor of Public Health in the Muskie School of Public Service, will serve as co-investigator on the major, $11 million research project.
An ancient Greek myth is reimagined for a modern audience by giving equal attention to Eurydice’s emotional journey as Orpheus’ more traditional heroics.