FARMINGTON — Bill Berlinghoff, scholar, teacher and collector, will speak on “The Other William Morris,” a look into early American show business, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in the North Dining Hall at UMF. The presentation is free and open to the public. In the early 20th century, the “other” William Morris was the […]
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Nonfiction writer, professor reads from new book at UMF Visiting Writer Series
FARMINGTON — Nonfiction writer and professor David Gessner read excerpts from his new book Thursday evening in the Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writer Series. UMF Professor of Creative Writing Jeffrey Thomson, who also runs the Visiting Writer Series, said that he had been trying to get Gessner to UMF […]
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New Hampshire writer, professor reads at UMF
FARMINGTON — Acclaimed New Hampshire writer Ben Nugent read to a room of students and residents Thursday evening in the Olsen Student Center as part of the University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series. The UMF Visiting Writers Series, which is run by the BFA Creative Writing Program and the Writer’s Guild, invites writers […]
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UMF to hold panel discussion on teaching, working in diverse world
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will hold a panel discussion with area teachers on Friday, Oct. 17, to help UMF students, educators and members of the public learn practical ways to meet the needs of English language learners. The UMF Teaching and Working in a Diverse World event takes place at 12:30 […]
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South Carolina poet reads for UMF Visiting Writers program
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writers Series kicked off its final program of the semester Thursday evening at the Olsen Student Center with a reading from renowned South Carolina poet Dan Albergotti. Professor Jeffrey Thomson, who also serves as the director of the Visiting Writers Series, said he met Albergotti 11 […]