Facing a looming demographic disaster, the Pine Tree State must take steps to attract more young people to put down roots, U.S. Sen. Angus King said this week. “The biggest barrier to Maine’s growth over the next 20 years is people,” the Maine independent said. One way to help, King said, may be to tap […]
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Explosion of high school honors grads warping college admissions game
High school seniors today overwhelmingly graduate with honors, raising questions about the value of an A or a B and forcing college admissions officers to use various yardsticks to measure applicants. There is no statewide centralized data on Maine grade point averages, but a Press Herald review of a half-dozen schools in Greater Portland buttressed […]
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Middle school students learn about college life on College Access Day
MEXICO — Students who are in middle school and even lower grades aren’t too young to start thinking about their college plans, said Lisa Drapeau, a coordinator for the GEAR UP program at Mountain Valley Middle School. “We’re really focusing on post-high school education or any type of further education, community college or other education […]
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UMF, USM among four Maine colleges sharing $2M from Upward Bound
PORTLAND (AP) — Four Maine colleges and universities will receive more than $2.1 million in federal funding to help disadvantaged students pursue higher education. The money is coming through the U.S. Department of Education’s Upward Bound program. The recipients are the University of Maine System, University of Southern Maine, University of Maine at Farmington and […]
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U.S., Maine colleges assure overseas students, you are welcome here
On a trip to India, the president of Portland State University reassured prospective students they’d be safe on his campus. Purdue University sent overseas applicants a note from two mayors touting Indiana’s “friendly smiles” and hospitality. And dozens of other schools produced online videos to welcome foreign students. As U.S. colleges face new but significant […]
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Local roundup: CMCC women advance to Yankee final
SOUTH PORTLAND — Brooke Reynolds and Jenny Schlim led the Mustangs with 14 points apiece as Central Maine Community College dispatched the University of Maine at Augusta, 69-60, in women’s basketball action Saturday afternoon in the semifinal round of the Yankee Conference playoffs. The Mustangs, top-ranked in the USCAA, entered intermission leading 29-28. The game […]
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Majorly cool
‘Adventure therapy,’ ‘fermentation science’ and ‘social media activism’ are just some of the untraditional courses at Maine colleges. Dangling off a cliff with your significant other is a great time to start listening without judgment and working out what needs to be worked out because, hey, you’re dangling off a cliff. Things can get worse. […]
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Bates joins national bid to defend undocumented students
LEWISTON — Bates College President Clayton Spencer this month joined more than 250 higher education leaders across the country who called it “both a moral imperative and a national necessity” to support undocumented students who arrived in the United States as children. Prompted by concern that President-elect Donald Trump may kill the Deferred Action for […]
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College roundup: Trinity sweeps Bates
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Bantams scored twice within less than two minutes in the middle of the first half as Trinity grabbed a 2-0 victory over Bates in NESCAC men’s soccer action Saturday afternoon. In the 30th minute, the Bantams (3-4) struck off a corner kick. Tobias Gimand delivered a perfect ball on the corner […]
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Local roundup: Blue Devils boys’ lacrosse prevails
WATERBORO — Jayden Wilson paced the way for the Lewiston High School Blue Devils with four goals and an assist in a 13-8 victory over the Massabesic Mustangs on Saturday afternoon. Roman Dennis had three goals and three assists while Alex Rivet had a pair of goals and a pair of assists. Brandon Croteau had […]