New video spotlights Maine Apprenticeship Program

Enlightening employers about the Maine Apprenticeship Program is the goal of a new video posted on Youtube and elsewhere. Though the Maine Department of Labor program has been around since the early...

UNE launches data science program to boost graduates' job prospects

The University of New England is launching an undergraduate degree program in data science on its Biddeford campus to open up more job opportunities for graduates.

UMaine System trustees approve UMPI ag program, hear from nursing students

University of Maine System trustees on Monday signed off on an undergraduate agriculture and agribusiness program at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and reviewed plans to expand nursing...

Thomas College helping workers at central Maine businesses gain skills

Thomas College’s Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation is offering a variety of highly topical professional development subjects in three- and six-week sessions that are taught by the...

Saint Joseph’s College lands $180K grant to spur interest in STEM fields

Saint Joseph’s College will receive a $182,845 grant from the National Science Foundation for the college’s “Chemistry for the Community” initiative.

USM is committed to 'workforce development'

I could not agree more with a letter you published recently from Thomas Harmon (See letter to the editor,...

University of Southern Maine ponders changing its name

In a letter sent to alumni on Wednesday, University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings floated the idea of changing the university's name.

Bernstein Shur gives $50K to Maine Law in honor of retiring shareholder

The Portland-based law firm Bernstein Shur has committed to a $50,000 gift to the University of Maine School of Law in honor of its retiring shareholder Pat Peard. The gift is intended to support the...