#USMFuture protesters were thrilled Friday when President Theo Kalikow reversed all twelve faculty cuts…
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Future remains unclear after Kalikow cuts back on cuts
President Theo Kalikow surprised everyone at Friday’s Faculty Senate with the sudden reversal of…
President Kalikow surprises at senate with a reversal of all 12 faculty layoffs
President Theo Kalikow surprised those in attendance at today’s Faculty Senate meeting when she…
Spring enrollment drop surprises administrators
Enrollment numbers for spring 2014 have come in lower than anticipated by the USM…
CAHS talks consolidation, considers proposals to reorganize
Retrenchment and program cuts aren’t the only changes in the College of Arts, Humanities…
Colleges cope with retrenchment of faculty
Since President Theo Kalikow announced the layoffs of twelve faculty members on Friday, March…
Students for #USMFuture demand funding reform for UMaine System
Two weeks after over two hundred students stormed the law building to protest faculty…
Students push back against proposed program cuts
The difference between the faculty members who were laid off last Friday and the…
Students continue to organize after denial of bill at state house
Update: March 27, 6:27 p.m. Students who proposed a bill to analyze the distribution…
Muskie students respond to cuts
Earlier this evening, nearly 40 students from the Muskie School of Public Policy met…
Over two hundred students protest university budget cuts, sit-in
Update: 9:00 p.m. After nine hours of demonstrating, starting at the Law Building and…
Student senate votes no confidence in USM president and council
The student senate voted no confidence tonight in President Theo Kalikow and her council…
Faculty Senate votes to reject first round of cuts
In a special meeting of the Faculty Senate in response to the series of…
President gives official notice of termination to 12 despite protests
Just after 3:00 p.m. on Friday, President Theo Kalikow sent out an email officially…
More than 100 gather in law building to protest faculty cuts
A group of more than 100 students have gathered on the 7th floor of…
Provost calls meetings for the morning, lay-offs of 11 to 12 faculty could follow
Tomorrow morning more than 10 USM faculty members will climb to the seventh floor…
Students and faculty concerned about cuts, not vision
University President Theodora Kalikow hosted an all-campus meeting yesterday morning to discuss the future…
The three-way race for Student Body President
The debate is over, the campaigns are wrapping up and the first ballots are…
Four programs don’t make the cut in newest proposal
At a packed informational session of the Faculty Senate Friday, President Kalikow proposed cutting…
Majority of faculty declare provost “very ineffective”
The immediate importance of the faculty survey evaluating the job performance of Provost Michael…
Dunham addresses the state of the university
In the State of the University Address last Wednesday, Student Body President Kelsea Dunham…
Direction Package data needs clarification
The Feb. 28 presentation of the Direction Package Advisory Board explored ways to think…
Presentation illuminates Affordable Care Act
Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services and other health organizations led…
Direction Package Advisory Board presents final recommendations
The Direction Package Advisory Board met for the last time last Friday to present…