Luisa Deprez quoted in story about latest Census figures
In the July 21 Lewiston Sun Journal, Professor of Sociology Luisa Deprez was quoted in a story about the latest Census figures that show a decline of nuclear families in Maine.
Archive for August, 2011
Michael Brennan speaks out about need for free summer meals for kids
Read this July 18 article from Maine Public Radio to see what the Muskie School’s Michael Brennan has to say about the need to increase the availability of free summer meals for low-income Maine children.
Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance hold awards reception in Glickman
In the July 16 Portland Press Herald, the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance held the 2011 Maine Literary Awards reception and ceremony in the Glickman Family Library.
Ronald Schmidt comments of Koch brothers’ political activities
Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science Ronald Schmidt commented on the story about the Koch brothers’ funding of Americans for Prosperity in Bloomberg on July 15.
Patricia Smith headlined Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
The July 14 Hartford Courant announced that Stonecoast MFA faculty member Patricia Smith headlined at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival in Farmington on July 20.
USM alumna Becky McKinnell one of “Forty under 40”
The July 3 Portland Press Herald announced that art and entrepreneurial studies alumna Becky McKinnell, owner of iBec Creative, was listed among Maine Today Media’s first annual “Forty under 40” list. On July 14, The Portland Press Herald “Go” section printed profiles of each recipient. (No link available.)
Susan Feiner writes for MS Magazine Blog
Professor of Economics and Women & Gender Studies Susan Feiner published a story about economics and deficits from a feminist’s point of view on the July 14 MS Magazine Blog. The editorial was reprinted in Common Dreams.
USM business majors bring Harry Potter to Saco Drive-in
Read the July 14 Morning Sentinel to find out how USM business students at the Saco drive-ins and other Harry Potter fans prepare for the final movie. Read more coverage of the Saco Drive-In, a summer project of three business majors in the July 25 Portland Press Herald.
USM alumna Ashley Emerson returned to Maine
Read the July 12 Bangor Daily News to get details on USM alumna Ashley Emerson appearing as the lead role in PORTopera’s production of “The Daughter of the Regiment” performed on July 28 and July 30. Subsequent stories about Emerson appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram on July 24 and the Bangor Daily News on July 25
LAC exhibit featured in Herald Gazette story
Read about the exhibit “Tell me a Story: Folktales and World Cultures” in LAC’s Atrium Art Gallery in the July 12 Herald Gazette. On July 15, the Lewiston Sun Journal published an article about the exhibition, and on July 26, the Sun Journal reviewed the exhibition.
