Media Studies Alum Highlighted on CBS News
Communication and Media Studies Alum, Lauren Kennedy, was featured on CBS News for her organization, The Tilly Project. The non-profit seeks to help pet owners … Read More
USM Announces Naming of the McGoldrick Center
President Jackie Edmondson announced the naming of the new McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, honoring longtime USM benefactors Richard (Dick) and Carolyn McGoldrick.
New Podcast Series Highlights Tribal Child Welfare Programs
posted in: Campus updates, Catherine Cutler Institute
Jackie Crow Shoe, enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of聽Chippewa and Policy Associate at the University of Southern聽Maine’s Catherine Cutler Institute, connects with child welfare聽experts across Indian Country to address the importance of聽building tribal child welfare programs that are reflective of聽their community values and culture 鈥� reclaiming the narrative聽from a dominant system to one that reflects Indigenous worldviews and emphasizes responsibilities to children 鈥� in the new聽podcast series “Reclaiming the Child Welfare Narrative” from the聽Capacity Building Center for Tribes.
Study.com ranks USM at #34 on list of Best Degrees in Criminology
posted in: Campus updates, Department of Criminology
Study.com has published its 2022 rankings, and 杏吧传媒 has been ranked #34 on the list Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Criminology! Study.com is a … Read More
Bikeshare Launches at the University
The 杏吧传媒, in collaboration with the City of Portland, launched its first bikeshare program. The University helped the City write an … Read More
ESP Interns at Scarborough Marsh Biodiversity Day
ESP Interns working at the Audubon Society鈥檚 Scarborough Marsh Center this summer participated in Biodiversity Day. They conducted a marsh-wide survey of plants and insects to document the … Read More
Carpool Spaces Open
This academic year, the University began offering preferred carpool parking spaces in prime locations for students, staff or faculty sharing a vehicle.
Muskie students excel at internships!
posted in: Campus updates, Muskie School of Public Service
Students from the Muskie School’s Policy, Planning & Management graduate degree program taking Dr. Carolyn Ball’s PPM 534 Managing Cities Towns and Counties course were stars this summer!
Profiles in Persistence: Nurta Hade ’21
posted in: Campus updates, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Hade graduated from USM the spring of 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Behavioral Sciences degree with a concentration in social work 鈥� the first in her family to get a four-year degree. She plans to get her master鈥檚 in social work, also from USM.聽
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jason White
posted in: Campus updates, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Jason White is a new assistant professor here at USM, and comes to us from the social services field, with about 20 years of experience.