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Education & Training

  • KVCC unveils new campus proposal

    May 11, 2012

    Kennebec Valley Community College has released more details about its planned 702-acre campus in Fairfield on property previously owned by Good Will-Hinckley.

    May 11, 2012
  • Hackers target UMaine server

    May 11, 2012

    A University of Maine computer server has been breached by hackers, potentially exposing personal information of individuals who made purchases through campus-based computer stores at UMaine and the University of Arkansas.

    May 11, 2012
  • Commission seeks charter school applications

    May 3, 2012

    The state has issued a request-for-proposals for groups looking to open charter schools in Maine, with a goal of approving applications in time for the beginning of the school year in the fall.

    May 3, 2012
  • Goodwill job-training program graduates second class

    May 3, 2012

    Goodwill Industries of Northern New England today will graduate its second class in its TeachME job training program for refugees and immigrants.

    May 3, 2012
  • No-confidence vote in USM president fails

    May 3, 2012

    A no-confidence vote of University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman failed to reach the required two-thirds faculty majority.

    May 3, 2012
  • Pilot program to boost manufacturing recruits

    May 2, 2012

    A new initiative launched by the Maine Community College System, the Manufacturers Association of Maine and business leaders will give money to 28 high-school students interested in studying precision machining.

    May 2, 2012
  • Lachance to leave MDF to lead Thomas College

    April 30, 2012

    Laurie Lachance is leaving her job as head of the Maine Development Foundation to become the next president of Thomas College, where she earned an MBA. She becomes the Waterville college's first female president.

    April 30, 2012
  • A Freeport kayak maker and boatbuilding students combine skills to their mutual benefit

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2012

    One of the oldest manufacturers of canoes and kayaks in the state, Freeport-based Lincoln Canoe and Kayak has been churning out its distinctive brand of handmade boats since 1959.

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2012
  • New presidents named at UMPI, UMF

    April 25, 2012

    The University of Maine System has appointed new presidents at its campuses in Farmington and Presque Isle.

    April 25, 2012
  • UNE to partner with Spanish universities

    April 25, 2012

    The University of New England has signed an agreement with two Spanish universities to offer classes for UNE students and establish a cooperative graduate program through its pharmacy school.

    April 25, 2012
  • Podcast: Boatbuilder, school team up to keep current

    April 25, 2012

    One of Maine's well-known manufacturers of canoes and kayaks has teamed up with a world-renowned boatbuilding school in Arundel to help modernize the company's practices and introduce new technology, while also giving students the chance to produc

    April 25, 2012
  • Casella pursues landfill-to-UMaine gas pipeline

    April 17, 2012

    A subsidiary of Casella Waste Systems Inc. has filed a petition with state regulators for an $11 million-$13.5 million gas pipeline from Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town to the University of Maine in Orono.

    April 17, 2012
  • Efforts are under way to put a global spin on future papermakers

    April 16, 2012

    Contrary to common belief, Maine's pulp and paper industry is healthy, according to Jack Healy, executive director of the Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation, which recently hosted its 62nd annual Paper Days event at the University of Maine in Orono.

    April 16, 2012
  • USM to hold vote of no-confidence of president

    April 9, 2012

    A petition has collected enough faculty signatures to force a vote of no-confidence for University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman.

    April 9, 2012
  • New York socialite bequeaths $650K to Down East students

    April 4, 2012

    Students in Northeast Harbor got a surprise boost from the estate of socialite Brooke Astor, which was settled last week.

    April 4, 2012
  • USM president yanks two controversial raises

    March 29, 2012

    University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman has rescinded raises for two employees following controversy over the nearly $250,000 handed out to 44 employees last year.

    March 29, 2012

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As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into the workplace, it's no surprise that many workers are feeling uneasy — wondering whether their roles might eventually be handed over to machines.

Ultimately, it’s the managers who hold that power — the ones who decide whether a job stays with a human or is passed on to an algorithm.

A global software company, Trio.dev, surveyed 3,000 managers across the U.S. to determine if they would swap staff for AI.

Strikingly, 67% of managers in the Pine Tree State said they would replace staff with AI without hesitation — the highest percentage in the country.