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  • Bowdoin endowment drops 17%

    Mainebiz News Staff December 29, 2008

    The state of the nation's financial markets has resulted in a drop in Bowdoin College's endowment since June 30, The Times Record reported.

    Mainebiz News Staff December 29, 2008

  • UMS reveals $15M budget hole, seeks new biz model

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 18, 2008

    A range of factors -- from the global economic downturn to the state's revenue shortfalls -- have created a $15 million hole in the University of Maine System's current fiscal year budget and prompted university officials to seek a more sustainabl

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 18, 2008

  • Former UMS chancellor joins Obama's team

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 12, 2008

    Joseph Westphal, former chancellor of the University of Maine System, has been asked to join President-elect Barack Obama's transition team for the Department of Defense, according to the Bangor Daily News.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 12, 2008

  • Maine school named 12th best in US

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 8, 2008

    U.S. News & World Report last week placed the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone at number 12 in its latest ranking of the country's best high schools.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 8, 2008

  • USM cuts put 65 jobs at risk

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 25, 2008

    Up to 65 University of Southern Maine employees could receive pink slips in coming weeks as school officials attempt to slash $2.7 million from the budget, according to the Portland Press Herald.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 25, 2008

  • UMS faces another $8M in cuts

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 18, 2008

    A decline in enrollment and the national and state financial crises are being blamed for an additional $8 million shortfall for the University of Maine System.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 18, 2008

  • UMaine launches sustainability MBA

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 30, 2008

    The University of Maine Business School in Orono is launching a new business and sustainability program this fall to meet the demands of a changing business world.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 30, 2008

  • State to investigate $29M in no-bid contracts

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 27, 2008

    The state will investigate $29 million in no-bid contracts between state agencies and state colleges.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 27, 2008

  • Colby endowment drops 25%

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 27, 2008

    The nation's current financial crisis has reduced the value of Colby College's $630 million endowment by more than 25%.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 27, 2008

  • UMS curbs spending

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 21, 2008

    The University of Maine System has instituted a number of spending controls in response to a slight decline in student enrollment and the impact of the global financial crisis on the university system.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 21, 2008

  • UMaine privatizes health center

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 1, 2008

    The University of Maine in Orono will turn over operation of its campus health center to a private health care provider.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 1, 2008

  • 60 new jobs for Waterville

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 30, 2008

    Waterville has been chosen as the site of a $10 million early childhood education center, the first of its kind in New England.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 30, 2008

  • NMCC launches wind power program

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 25, 2008

    Northern Maine Community College next fall plans to start training wind power technicians, the first program of its kind in New England, according to the Bangor Daily News.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 25, 2008

  • CMCC gets grant for technician education

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 17, 2008

    Central Maine Community College in Auburn has received a $1.3 million grant to lead a first-of-its-kind machine tool project.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 17, 2008

  • UMaine asks for a boost in state funding

    Whit Richardson September 15, 2008

    The University of Maine Board of Trustees today voted to ask for a 4.5% annual increase in state appropriations as part of its next two-year budget.

    Whit Richardson September 15, 2008

  • The fast road to China | To prop up sagging local enrollment, Lee Academy expands in China

    Sara Donnelly September 8, 2008

    The nonprofit Lee Academy, which over the last decade has watched its annual day-student enrollment drop by almost 30%, recently found itself at risk of closing after more than a century of teaching high schoolers.

    Sara Donnelly September 8, 2008

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