Canadian-American Center

Fall 2020 Canadian Studies Course List

2018-2019 Graduate Award Nominations: Deadline Feb. 15

The Canadian-American Center is now accepting nominations for the following graduate awards: Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) Summer FLAS for intense French language study New England-Atlantic Provinces-Quebec Fellowships (NEAPQ) Canadian-American Center Fellowships For more details about awards and application instructions, click here. Universal graduate award instructions (for full-year awards only) may be found here. The […]

Spring 2017 Canadian Studies Course Guide

The course guide for Spring 2017 Canadian Studies courses is now available! The guide may be edited in coming weeks, but this link will remain correct. Please share with any undergraduates, graduate students, or colleagues who may be interested in our latest offerings!

24th annual University of Maine-University of New Brunswick History Graduate Student Conference

On March 27-29, 2026, several 91�� History graduate students travelled to Fredericton, New Brunswick for the 24th annual University of Maine-University of New Brunswick History Graduate Student Conference. Dr. Mark McLaughlin, cross-appointed between the Canadian-American Center and the History Department (also the History Graduate Coordinator), drove up a van full of the graduate students. Dr. […]

Canadian-American Center Sends Students to 2026 Comparative Borders Conference in Toronto, Ontario

University of Maine graduate students, Anna Shantz and Leif Walker, attended the 2026 Comparative Borders Conference at Brock University in Toronto, Ontario, from March 27 to March 28. Their attendance was made possible with funding from the Canadian-American Center. At the conference, they presented their research, “Tariff Impacts in a Borderland Economy: Evidence from Maine’s […]

New Fogler Library Canadian Acquisitions – Spring 2026

The Fogler Library at the University of Maine, in partnership with the Canadian-American Center, regularly acquires Canadian publications and resources. View the selections below for lists of recently acquired items. Click on the link below to download or view the acquisitions spreadsheet.

“Projections of Possibility” by Jeannie Hutchins

Co-sponsored by the Versant Power Astronomy Center, the Canadian-American and the Wade Center for Student Leadership, we announce an exhibit from photographer Jeannie Hutchins. Event Details Location and date: Two exhibits starting on April 3 at the Wade Center for Student Leadership (Memorial Union) and at the Versant Power Astronomy Center. An opening reception and […]

“The Cold at Inuit Nunangat:” A new map set from Dr. Margaret Pearce

The Canadian-American Center announces a new publication, The Cold at Inuit Nunangat. In this talk, author Margaret Pearce will speak about why the maps were made, the creative process, and the data and design decisions that shaped the final composition. Dr. Margaret Pearce is a cartographer and Citizen Potawatomi tribal member. She is a 2023 […]

Four 91�� students awarded Killam Fellowships

Four University of Maine students have received Killam Fellowships to help fund their studies atvarious Canadian institutions of higher learning during the 25-26 academic year. The Killam Fellowships Program provides undergraduate students in Canada and the U.S. withopportunities to spend a semester or full academic year in the other country as exchange students.Recipients receive a […]

History Across the Border

Join the Canadian-American Center and the 91�� History Department in welcoming its graduate students to present their research. Event Details Lunch will be provided History Across the Border: History department graduate students present their research and archival experience in Canada features the following students and their research: Joseph Wrobleski: “Wabanaki Legalities and Property Law of […]

2025 Undergraduate Fieldtrip to Fredericton, NB

In early November (November 7-9, 2025), Dr. Mark McLaughlin and Dr. Hollie Adams co-led a group of fifteen participants on a Canadian Studies field trip across the border to the city of Fredericton, the provincial capital of New Brunswick. Offered through 91��’s Canadian-American Center, the trip is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about […]

Marie-Andrée Gill: “Uashtenamu. Allumer quelque chose.”

Join the Canadian-American Center in welcoming Marie-Andrée Gill to give a virtual presentation at the University of Maine. The author will join us via Zoom and the presentation will be in French. Event Details Marie-Andrée Gill is an artist from the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Nation. Her work explores intimacy, love, humor, and the relationship with living things […]

Le Québec, connais-tu?: CanAm Center Offers free copies of AIEQ’s new online resource

In partnership with the Association Internationale des Études Québécoises (AIEQ), the Canadian-American Center offers 50 complimentary copies of AIEQ’s new book, Le Québec, connais-tu?, to K-12 French instructors. The new book aims to provide a general overview of Québec culture and history accompanied by pedagogical activities. To learn more, or to obtain a copy of this book, please […]