UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has proposed changing the name of Clarence E. Cook Little Hall. The action is based on a university task force’s recommendations that examined Cook’s record as a scientist and public figure, particularly his senior leadership role in the 20th Century eugenics movement. Aspects of eugenics included forced sterilization of individuals labeled…
Congratulations to George Smith ’70, the recipient of the Alumni Association’s highest honor, the 2020 Alumni Career Award. As the former executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and a champion for Maine’s land and access to it, Smith spent decades advocating for state policies related to Maine’s outdoor heritage and environmental preservation. In…
Dillon Murray ’17 recently talked about his experiences growing up Black in Bangor and the Black Lives Matter movement. Dillon, the son of Robert “Buddy” and Maggie Cox Murray ’80, ’82G, is the digital director for the 16 Counties Coalition.
UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s work, recently highlighted by WABI, has benefited the U.S. military and driven economic prosperity in the state “I was in my office, and I got a call one day,” Habib Dagher, Director of the Composites Center, told WABI. “Someone from the Army in Afghanistan that said ‘thank you very…
UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy’s recent commentary outlines some of the ways in which the University of Maine helped meet some of the demands to combat the pandemic, from making thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer to graduating nursing students early so they could enter the field sooner. The public’s investment in the University of Maine…
Black Bear hockey legend Alfie Michaud ’00 was the subject of a recent feature in National Post, Canada’s fourth-largest newspaper, about the racist slurs and treatment he received in Canada as an Indigenous citizen and athlete. The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other recent incidents of racial injustice prompted UMaine assistant hockey coach…
We are thrilled to offer University of Maine alumni access to the Black Bear Alumni Network, a new way of connecting with the university and with other alums online. As we continue to limit our in-person contact, we hope this will be a valuable resource to help you feel closer to UMaine and to your…
“George Floyd, Anti-Black Racism, and #BlackLivesMatter” was the subject of a June 11 Zoom webinar featuring three UMaine alumni. In the aftermath of the violent death of George Floyd while in police custody, the webinar was intended to help attendees better understand and acknowledge the life experience of being Black in the U.S. Three members…
Internships for two members of the Class of 2020 became virtual rather than in-person experiences because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Taylor Cray (left) and Liz Theriault, both political science majors, were looking forward to summer internships with the Governor of Maine’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. When the pandemic altered their in-person plans,…
The University of Maine ranks 11th in a nationwide survey of colleges and universities conducted by YourLocalSecurity.com. The survey of public and private colleges and universities listed the 25 safest educational institutions. Black Bears can be proud that UMaine has low rates for property crime, overall crime, and hate crime.
The action shot of UMaine #69 offensive lineman Liam Dobson has people talking, even though football season is months away. Maine Football tweeted that the image was a runner-up for this year’s poster design. Not all viewers will have the same gut reaction to the image of the exposed athleticism of the 6-foot, 3-inch, 340-pound…
Jennifer Ferguson Desmond ’14 and Jeff Rogers ’16 were recently honored with the Alumni Association’s Rising Star Award. The award recognizes individuals, who, in the years immediately following UMaine graduation, demonstrate outstanding commitment to advancing the strength and success of the Alumni Association, their alumni class, alumni chapter, and/or Alumni Interest Group. This video honors…