ORONO — Standard & Poor’s is downgrading the University of Maine’s long-term outlook from stable to negative. The Portland Press Herald reports the credit rating agency cites declining enrollment and high turnover among leadership at the system’s seven campuses. The agency says the university system’s credit ratings on outstanding revenue debt and $46.24 million in […]
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UMaine warns that stolen laptop had student info
ORONO — The University of Maine is warning of a potential data breach after the theft of a laptop computer and memory card belonging to a faculty member. Officials say the items were stolen from a checked bag on a Seattle-to-Boston flight this month, potentially exposing personal information of 941 students enrolled in physics courses […]
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UMaine chancellor explains vision for ‘mission-oriented’ campuses
BANGOR — The University of Maine System won’t do anything as dramatic as shutting down a campus to make itself fiscally sound, but it will change the focus of those institutions and force cooperation. System Chancellor James Page laid out a “rather complex set of high-level directives” aimed at breaking down barriers between the system’s […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: Bugged by winter? Sounds about right
Right now in refrigerators across Maine, there are old mayonnaise jars filled with hundreds of lady bugs, caught and capped off by well-intentioned people who believe they’re saving the ladies by giving them temporary shelter. There are winter moths flying about and they’re up to no good. There are snow fleas that are not fleas. […]
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College hockey anaylsis: Lighter schedule awaits Maine in second half
The University of Maine’s men’s hockey team closed out a forgettable first half of the season in appropriate fashion at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday night. For the fourth time this season, Maine lost despite taking an early lead into the third period. UNH turned the game around with four third-period goals […]
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UMaine administration clarifies Christmas decoration policy
ORONO — An email from a University of Maine supervisor, directing employees to refrain from displaying Christmas or other religious-themed decorations on campus, has sparked outrage on the campus and in the community. The story, first reported by WABI-TV on Wednesday, spread wildly across social media: A Facebook group called Bring Cheer Back to UMaine […]
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Why the UMaine System is cutting so much
AUGUSTA — The ongoing program cuts at the University of Southern Maine, the latest round of which was announced Monday, is part of a much larger initiative by the University of Maine System to eliminate some $90 million in spending it can’t afford over the next five years. UMS Chancellor James Page told the Bangor […]
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UMaine System faces $90 million deficit by 2020
PORTLAND, Maine — The University of Maine System is projecting that it will be $90 million in debt by fiscal year 2020 if nothing is done to reduce the costs of operating its seven campuses and central office, according to a report presented at a board of trustees meeting Monday. The report is created by […]
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UMaine cuts program for nontraditional students
ORONO — After graduating from high school, Jason Seymour, 42, worked as an electrical motor mechanic in Bangor for 10 years, working on motors for the railroad system and at paper mills in the region, he said. In 2012, he was laid off and did not feel hopeful about finding another job in his field […]
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UMaine student charged in home invasion
OLD TOWN — Old Town police said a University of Maine Student tried to break into a Bennoch Road home early Sunday morning wearing a mask and holding a gun while the homeowner was inside. Luke Cushman-Cole, 21, of Fletchers Landing Township was arrested in his dorm room on campus after the attempted break-in, according […]