The gathering comes after Unity College laid off 15% of its staff and announced that it was looking to sell its main campus at 90 Quaker Hill Road.
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Unity community shocked by academic shift, layoffs, but student leader hopeful
The college said Monday that the school would be shifting permanently to a hybrid model, which has left many within the community feeling blindsided and looking for answers.
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Unity College laying off 15% of staff, exploring sale of main campus under ‘hybrid’ model
Unity President Melik Peter Khoury said the announcement is “not simply a reaction to the pandemic,” although the “financial impact of COVID-19 certainly expedited our plans.”
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Maine leads New England for economically vulnerable college towns
As schools decide whether to reopen campuses this year, the economic impact will ripple through the communities in which they are based.
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Unity College reducing tuition for distance education graduate programs
Melik Peter Khoury, the college’s president, said the tuition reduction helps Unity meet its mission to make education more accessible.
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Unity College launches hybrid education program for the fall
‘We are designing each course for both online and face-to-face, and we’ll offer both options,’ Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, president of Unity College said about the college’s new hybrid learning program.
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In-person graduations being rescheduled at central Maine colleges
Colleges, including Unity, Thomas, Colby and University of Maine at Augusta, have all postponed their commencement events but are working to reschedule their ceremonies to later dates.
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Curling: 11 teams take place in annual Crash Spiel tournament
Curling clubs at Maine colleges introduce students to the sport.
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Fairfield Police Department launches internship program for local college students
The program, which was developed in November, caters to Thomas and Unity students who are 21 years old, or 20-year-olds with more than 60 college credits and who are working toward a degree related to law enforcement.
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Gov. Mills urges USM grads to embrace ‘world of opportunity’ in Maine
She delivers the keynote address to more than 900 University of Southern Maine graduates on a day that saw commencement ceremonies at colleges across the state.