• Public Talk by Dr. Diane Tye

    Eastabrook Hall Ballroom

    Diane Tye鈥檚 research is located in Atlantic Canada; much of it centers on the uses women make of folklore in their everyday lives. She is author of聽Baking as Biography. A Life Story on Recipes(2010), winner of the Elli K枚ng盲s-Maranda Book Prize by the Women鈥檚 Section of the American Folklore Society (AFS). With Pauline Greenhill, Dr. […]

  • 鈥淚鈥檓 Sorry You Don鈥檛 Know Me:鈥 Martin Luther King, Jr., Like You鈥檝e Never Learned about Him Before

    Bodwell Lounge, Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono, ME, United States

    鈥淚鈥檓 Sorry You Don鈥檛 Know Me:鈥 Martin Luther King, Jr., Like You鈥檝e Never Learned about Him Before, a free lecture by Brian Purnell, Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History Bowdoin College. Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture Bodwell Lounge, Collins Center for the Arts 5:00 pm reception (continuing after lecture) […]

  • “The Political Morality of Social Reproduction”

    Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono, United States

    As part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series, Lucas Stanczyk, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University, will present: "The Political Morality of Social Reproduction" Coe Room, Memorial Union 12:30 p.m.

  • “Reckoning with Class Inequality”

    Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono, ME, United States

    The Philosophy Colloquium presents: Lucas Stanczyk, Assistant Professor,聽 Department of聽Philosophy, Harvard University: For the PHI聽colloquium: "Reckoning with Class Inequality" Bangor Room, Memorial Union 4 p.m.

  • 91福利 bus trip to Portland on Saturday, March 30

    Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, United States

    The departments of History and Art and the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, with support from the UMS Program and Innovation Fund, are co-sponsoring a FREE full-day trip to Portland for all 91福利 students. Special programs are planned at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) and the Maine Historical Society (MHS). Images: Left, Nadia Huggins (Trinidad and […]

  • The Personal is Poetic: A panel event

    402 Neville Hall

    "'Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." 鈥 Robert Frost. For centuries, poets have espoused the therapeutic values of poetry. The discipline of poetry therapy grew from this intuitive initial awareness of the medium's potential healing power. 'The Personal is Poetic' panel event will dive deep into […]

  • “The Capitalist Road to a Basic Income”

    Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono, United States

    Almaz Zelleke, Associate Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, NYU Shanghai presents: "The Capitalist Road to a Basic Income" Coe Room, Memorial Union 12:30 p.m.

  • Memorializing WWI in Maine and Beyond

    Nutting Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

    As part of our Symposium series, Libby Bischof, Executive Director, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education; Zach Beals, Graduate Assistant for Veterans Education and Transition Services; and Tony Llerena, Coordinator of Veterans Education and Transition Services will present a lecture: Memorializing WWI in Maine and Beyond. Libby's talk will be based on […]

  • 91福利 Student Symposium

    Cross Insurance Center 515 Main St, Bangor, ME, United States

    Mark your calendars for UMSS19. 91福利 Student Symposium: Research & Creative Activity At the University of Maine, students inspire creativity and leadership in the discovery of new knowledge that makes a direct difference to the people of Maine. Interact one-on-one with 91福利 students as they present their research and creative work at the 2019 91福利 […]