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For Natalie Tomah of Smithfield, Rhode Island, deciding to come to the University of Maine for college was like deciding to go home.

For Natalie Tomah of Smithfield, Rhode Island, deciding to come to the University of Maine for college was like deciding to go home.

Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, will partner with acclaimed PBS filmmaker Byron Hurt to develop a collection of hazing prevention resources to accompany Hurt’s 2022 documentary, “HAZING.â€
University of Maine College of Education and Human Development professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan was featured on Chicago’s WBBM NewsRadio in a segment about the dangers of hazing.
Edith Berger, the 2023 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year and a two-time University of Maine alumna, and Colleen Maker, 2023 Washington County Teacher of the Year and University of Maine at Machias alumna, have been named finalists for 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year.
University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan spoke to the Ohio Capital Journal for an article about Ohio universities issuing a new report on hazing.
In an article about how fewer college football programs are leaving campus for training camps, the Associated Press spoke to University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan about a study she conducted with colleague Mary Madden, which found that 57.1% of students reported hazing was most likely to happen off campus.
Bella Swan ’16, a University of Maine child development and family relations alumna and former Women’s Basketball forward, spoke with WABI (Channel 5, Bangor) about her first children’s book titled “Do You Know Your Hair is Like Magic?â€

The Aces for Inclusion benefit golf tournament raised more than $4,400 for Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER), which provides information and resources for families, educators and service providers to assist individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities navigate and access inclusive education programming.
Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, wrote an opinion piece for MSNBC about sexual assault and hazing in light of recent allegations of both behaviors in the Northwestern University football and other athletics programs.
The Harpswell Anchor interviewed Penny Bishop, dean of the College of Education and Human Development, about teacher shortages in Maine.