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USM Professor will Spend the Fall 2014 Semester in Scotland »

As part of a Fulbright Commission academic exchange program, Professor of Geography Matthew Bampton will spend a semester abroad at the University of Edinburgh.

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USM News

Posted May 21, 2014

"Higher education goal: Transform lives or prepare workers for jobs?"

President Kalikow discusses models of higher education in her most recent commentary in the Kennebec Journal.
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USM Events

July 12, 2014

EIGHT PLANETS OMNI DOME SHOW

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Southworth Planetarium

2014 Summer Residency - Readings Open to the Public

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Brunswick Hotel and Tavern - Robinson Room, 4 Noble Street, Brunswick, Maine

2014 Summer Residency - Readings Open to the Public

July 13, 2014
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Brunswick Hotel and Tavern - Robinson Room, 4 Noble Street, Brunswick, Maine

The King Tide BYO Chair Party

July 14, 2014
12:00 AM to 2:00 AM
Cove Street and Marginal Way, East Bayside, Portland

Rusty Rocket in Full Dome!

July 14, 2014
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Southworth Planetarium

IBEX FULL DOME SHOW

July 14, 2014
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Southworth Planetarium

Internship Informational Meeting

July 14, 2014
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Lewiston campus, Room 287

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