Computer Equipment Donation Earmarked for UM Students with Disabilities

A donation of computer equipment to the University of Maine Department of Public Administration will soon allow graduate students with disabilities to contact people and access information on campus from their homes

Recommendations of the UM Committee on Women\u27s Programs Being Implemented

University of Maine President Dale Lick has announced the establishment of a Women\u27s Resource Center and a greater overall coordination of women\u27s programming in response to recommendations in a report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Women\u27s Programs

Reading Recovery: Early Intervention for At-Risk Youngsters

Identifying first graders who are poor readers and teaching them effective reading strategies that allow them to make accelerated progress and never need remedial work is commitment the University of Maine has made a providing the specialized teacher training required to implement a successful Reading Recovery program in Maine schools, according to Robert Cobb, dean of the College of Education

Powerful Images Expected to Come from This Year\u27s Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Week

In years past, University of Maine Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Week observances have included candlelight vigils, banner contests and marches - visible and often moving sights that heighten awareness, rally support and educate members of the University community

Labor in the 1990s: Recognizing a Community of Interests

In the throes of a national recession, budget deficits and layoffs, working people by the large are very scared, according to a University of Maine Labor Education Specialist. But they are not alone

Progress Toward Universal Health Care in Maine

Concerns about the crisis in our healthcare system are turning into action. Public support is growing for a universal healthcare plan in Maine. Last December I joined the Consumers for Affordable Health Care. I was surprised and pleased to learn that several organizations to which I already belonged were among the CAHC members

The Politically Correct Way

From Duke to Stanford, and from UCLA to MIT to UW-Madison, a fire storm of debate has been ignited over the politically correct (or PC ) way to shape university policy on issues of racial, gender, academic and intellectual diversity. The so-called PC agenda on women\u27s studies, ethnic studies, gay and lesbian issues, Eastern history, and the recruitment and retention of minority students and faculty has attracted considerable heat on may of our nation;s compuses - even though PC-ism occupies the attention of just a small miniority of individuals on both sides of the issue

Maine Perspective: Campus Participation Sought for New Council on Pluralism

A Standing Council on Pluralism at the University of Maine has been established to help develop, shape and foster and ideal vision of a campus which includes and celebrates cultural differences. Formation of the Council is one of Lick\u27s responses to the recommendations set forth in the Report of the Commission on Pluralism for the University of Maine System, accepted by the Board of Trustees in January 1990

Center Studies Possible Spirituality Beyond the Senses

It\u27s an artist\u27s inspiration and in the feelings one gets looking at a spectacular sunset. It can be found in dreams, premonitions, unexplained conincidences - even near-death experiences

Maine Perspective: Women\u27s Initiatives at the University of Maine

When it comes to initiatives for women on the University of Maine campus, Women in the Curriculum is where it all began a decade ago. The program was established to facilitate curriculum revision to allow for more inclusion of women