Flanagan was most widely known for his 1990s leadership at Central Maine Power, where he used his finely honed business instincts and dry humor to build trust in the utility.
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National faculty group issues report critical of USM
BANGOR — A national university faculty advocacy group argues the University of Southern Maine overreacted and overreached in its recent cuts to programs and faculty and denies serious financial problems exist at the University of Maine System. The American Association of University Professors on Wednesday released a report claiming the University of Maine System is […]
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USM will consolidate departments, get new vice president for enrollment management
PORTLAND — In an effort to centralize services, cut costs and attract and retain more students, University of Southern Maine President David Flanagan announced Thursday the consolidation of several departments and the creation of a new vice president for enrollment management position. “We have issues with recruiting and retention,” Flanagan said. “Our first job here […]
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USM cuts will affect Muskie School, eliminate language programs
PORTLAND — The loss of 50 faculty positions at the University of Southern Maine will affect more than just the two programs the University of Maine System board of trustees voted to eliminate last week. If a plan presented by University of Southern Maine President David Flanagan and Provost Joseph McDonnell is carried out, the […]
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USM trustees cut French, applied medical sciences
PORTLAND — Before a crowd of more than 100 people, many wearing purple “Invest in USM” stickers and holding signs with phrases such as “stop the cuts,” the University of Maine System’s board of trustees voted Friday to cut two academic programs from the curriculum — undergraduate French and graduate applied medical sciences. Dozens of […]
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Cuts, changes coming to USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College
LEWISTON — As University of Southern Maine President David Flanagan works to cut millions from the budget, he said Tuesday he expects Lewiston-Auburn College to remain part of USM. “The configuration of courses and number of people here at LAC may change, but there will be an LAC,” Flanagan said. “There will be a dean. […]
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David Flanagan, retired CEO of Central Maine Power, to head USM
PORTLAND — David Flanagan, the retired CEO of Central Maine Power Co. and a former University of Maine System trustee, will be the interim president at the University of Southern Maine, system administrators announced Wednesday. The position is vacant after UMS Chancellor James Page announced two weeks ago that the former president, Theodora Kalikow, would […]
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Lawmakers promise fix for county jail system
AUGUSTA — Legislators vowed Monday to fix Maine’s ailing county jail system before it runs out of money this spring. “We will work very hard together,” Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, told corrections officials. “Expect to come back. We’re going to go through it again. We’re going to be here a lot. We’re going to get […]
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Task force seeks compromise on Maine’s jail system
LEWISTON — A legislative task force created to repair Maine’s foundering network of 15 county jails is nearing a compromise that would boost the system’s authority to place inmates wherever there are empty beds. The compromise could force Somerset County to open its jail to inmates from the Franklin County jail in Farmington, which has […]