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UMaine’s Faculty Senate sent a letter to executive UMS members on Friday, April 3, 2026, including President Joan Ferrini-Mundy whose office resides in Alumni Hall in Orono, Maine. Pictured on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

UMaine Faculty Express Low Confidence in Administration

Izzi Stubbs, The Maine Campus • April 22, 2026

ORONO, ME - The University of Maine’s Faculty Senate sent a letter addressed to President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Chancellor Dannel Malloy and...

On Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Orono, Maine, current Vice President and incoming President of UMSG, Cynthia Shelmerdine, discusses the proposed AI fee. The fee would place a per credit hour fee on student tuition.

UMaine System Reviews Proposals Ahead of Potential Per-Credit Fee as Faculty Senate Examines AI Use

Arianna Perdomo, The Maine Campus • April 13, 2026

The University of Maine System (UMS) is reviewing proposals that could inform a potential per-credit-hour fee for student access to artificial...

On Thursday, March 26, 2026, outside of Maine Hall, central to the Eastern Maine Community College campus, which houses several of the college’s main classroom spaces. Given free community college tuition in Maine may soon end, these classrooms may see less foot traffic and fewer students.

Free Community College Program in Maine May End, Administrators and Students Share Perspective on Potential Impact

Abigail Beaucaire, The Maine Campus • April 6, 2026

Update (April 10, 2026): Since this story was originally reported, Gov. Janet Mills signed legislation on April 10 making Maine's Free Community...

ICE anxiety exposes lack of immigration support resources at UMaine

Obie Casperson, Editor-in-Chief at the Maine Campus Newspaper • February 24, 2026

UMaine students are left worried about what would happen if agents were to come to Orono, here is how UMaine is working to navigate the situation.

George Mitchell found in Epstein files

Elora Griswold, News Editor at the Maine Campus Newspaper • February 24, 2026

Former Maine Sen. George Mitchell's name was mention over 300 times within the Epstein files, this shocking discovery has led the University of Maine System to reevaluate the George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship program.

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Town of Oakland Announces Awards to Three Local Businesses Through Inaugural Façade & Downtown Improvement Grant Program

Central Maine Growth Council, Press Release • June 26, 2026

OAKLAND, ME - June 25, 2026 – Launching its inaugural round of grant funding to support downtown revitalization, the Town of Oakland has awarded...

USM Special Collections marks milestone for Maine’s first LGBTQ+ newspaper during Pride Month

University of Southern Maine Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications, Press Release • June 26, 2026

PORTLAND, Maine — More than five decades after publishing Maine’s first gay newspaper, the founders of “Mainely Gay” have released a...

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