School year in Maine begins with familiar staffing shortages

Special-education teachers are in especially short supply.

USM to offer special education bachelor’s degree

A shortage of special education educators is affecting school districts across Maine.

Labor center launches with goal of teaching, protecting workers’ rights

The Charles Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education, set to open at USM this fall, will offer free classes and workshops for community members who want to learn about labor history and how to organize and lead a union.

University of Southern Maine names local dean’s list students

Juneteenth show will explore what it’s like growing up Black in Maine

The sold-out symposium on Monday will focus on the experiences of multigenerational Black Mainers in the whitest state in the country.

USM’s Lewiston campus to develop ‘health education corridor’

As part of a redevelopment process, L-AC aims to strengthen its undergraduate and graduate health care programs, and redefine its role in the Lewiston area.

New director of USM’s Lewiston campus aims to strengthen community connections

'One of my goals personally with L-AC is to do our best to tailor our offerings to the interests, but also the lifestyles of the students that come to the campus,' Netty Provost, the incoming director of the campus, said.

Students send satellites skyward

The University of Southern Maine’s third annual CubeSat Design Competition was held Saturday, May 27, at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington.

Photos: Students’ hard work goes up, up and away in 3rd annual USM CubeSat Design competition

Students from a dozen middle and high schools competed in the University of Southern Maine’s third annual CubeSat Design Competition on Saturday at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. A balloon took student-designed microsatellites to an altitude of about 120,000 feet, with the launch testing mission planning, engineering design, and performance of the student-built cubesats (a class of small cube-shaped research satellites, often weighing less than 3 pounds).

Could Maine’s college dorms help solve the homelessness crisis?

A group of advocates and officials said Thursday that they will ask the state to look into opening unused dorms for temporary housing.