University of Southern Maine News

When Kathryn King studied secondary English education at the University of Maine 30 years ago, she found that her academic classes and student teaching experience prepared her very well for her teaching career.

The vast majority of the 1,430 education programs that prepare the nation's K-12 teachers, including the University of Maine System, are mediocre, according to a first-ever ranking that immediately touched off a firestorm.

Dan Perreault is surrounded, clockwise from left, by his wife Jan Perreault, son Michael Perreault, father Damien Perreault and mother Gisele Perreault at his Lewiston home.

The number of annual deaths in Maine has eclipsed the number of births for the first time in recent history, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and economists in the state fear the trend will shrink the work force and make doing business here more and more expensive.

Kristin Brigham serves on the Grant and Fundraising Committees for the Foundation.

The Maine Conservation Corps recently welcomed Wesley Ham, of Acton, to serve as an environmental steward and AmeriCorps volunteer at Vaughan Woods State Park in South Berwick.

People who wish to prepare for a career in the criminal justice field will find a number of opportunities at University College at South Paris this fall.

From state schools to schools on the other side of the country, higher education to the work force, and passion-driven to practical, the plans of York High School's Class of 2013 diverge widely.

For the past year and a half, contractors have been sifting through tons of waste left over from Ecomaine's trash to energy incinerator, salvaging the valuable metals buried for decades in an ash landfill.

Judith Linda McMahon died on Sunday, June 2, in her home in Swanville with birds singing their evening songs and the poplar leaves rustling.

For more information, go to http://usm.maine.edu/giving/WEXseries . Goodwin's remarks at the fourth annual WEX Leadership and Creativity Event Series will focus on "The Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt's Bully Pulpit in Today's Era of Journalism and Politics" and draw heavily from her new book, "The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard ... (more)

University of Southern Maine professor Lisa Walker is looking to talk with people who worked at Elizabeth Arden's Maine Chance Spa in an effort to preserve their stories and the luxury resort spa's history.

Summer is expected to arrive in full force this weekend, and there's plenty of events on the weekend calendar to enjot the outdoors.

Summer is expected to arrive in full force this weekend, and there's plenty of events on the weekend calendar to enjot the outdoors.

The now-famous Kennebunk prostitute was tricked by Thomaston insurance broker Mark Strong Sr.

Hiroko Fogarty of Portland, a University of Southern Maine visual-arts student, is the author and illustrator of a children's book that will be published in Japan.

John Carey had a homer and three hits and drove in two runs Sunday as the University of Southern Maine topped Webster College 7-2 to advance to the Final Four of the Division III World Series.

SANFORD - Back in 1977, Thomas Jagger had a terrific idea: the Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club should start awarding annual scholarships to graduating high school seniors throughout the area.

Mountain Valley Middle School Title I literacy specialist, Rose Osborn of Hartford, will retire in June after nearly 40 years of teaching.

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