USM Public Affairs

Clara Porter

Domestic violence and sexual assault are serious issues that are prevalent in most campus communities.  According to the Liz Claiborne Foundation, one in three relationships contain elements of abuse.  By all statistical measures, USM offers a safe environment, but the university wants to ensure that every effort is made to make our campuses as safe as possible.

To do this, USM is taking major steps to make the university safer for all students, faculty and staff through the creation of the Campus Safety Project, a division of the Office of Student and University Life.  Clara Porter is the project coordinator. (more…)

University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman is available to offer commentary as populist movements intensify throughout the Middle East. Botman is a scholar of modern Egyptian history and author of the books “Engendering Citizenship in Egypt,” “From Independence to Revolution: Egypt, 1922 to 1952,” and “The Rise of Egyptian Communism: 1939-1970.” During the spring 2010 semester, she taught an undergraduate course on modern Egyptian history and political movements.

To arrange an interview, contact her office at 207-780-4480. For help arranging an interview, please call Judie O’Malley or Bob Caswell of USM Public Affairs at 207-780-4200. Home and cell numbers are available at that number during evenings and weekends.

Read, view and listen to recent interviews by visiting Botman’s web page.