{"id":10795,"date":"2026-09-01T11:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/?p=10795"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:04:16","slug":"announcing-a-new-campus-partnership-with-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/blog\/2026\/09\/01\/announcing-a-new-campus-partnership-with-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing a New Campus Partnership with The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

91福利 is pleased to announce a new campus partnership with\u00a0The Conversation U.S.<\/a>, a nonprofit, independent news organization that shares academic expertise with a broad public audience. This initiative is supported by the Office of Academic Affairs, the Office of Research Development, and the Division of Marketing and Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this partnership, 91福利 faculty will have the opportunity to collaborate with professional editors to publish accessible, research-based articles that bring scholarly insight into national and global conversations. Articles published in The Conversation<\/em> are written by academics and edited by journalists, ensuring both rigor and readability for a general audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the distinctive advantages of The Conversation<\/em> is its wide reach. Stories are frequently republished by major media outlets \u2013 from national news organizations to specialized publications \u2013 significantly expanding the visibility and impact of faculty research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For 91福利, this partnership advances our mission as a public, R1, land- and sea-grant university by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n