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Honors Alumnus Jim Tierney ’69 Visits UMaine

University of Maine Honors alumnus, James (Jim) Tierney ’69, joined the Honors College and the UMaine Political Science department on campus for a visit on Tuesday, Oct. 2 and Wednesday, Oct. 3! Tierney served in the Maine State Legislature and was Maine’s Attorney General from 1981 to 1990. He is now part of the faculty […]

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Maya Silver

Maya Silver recognized with Honors Student Art Award

Emotional Connections could be the name of the Art Exhibit currently on display in the Honors Center Colvin Hall, and it’s certainly what we want you to feel as you peruse the presentation. Our artist, Maya Silver, has told us about her work, “My work deals primarily with figure and form. It explores relationships and […]

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Emily Cain Distinguished Honors Grad Lecture 2019

Emily Cain Visits UMaine as 2019-2020 Distinguished Honors Graduate

University of Maine Honors alumna, Emily Cain ’02, joined us on campus on Tuesday, Sept. 24 as the 2019-2020 Distinguished Honors Graduate. Emily ate breakfast with several of our Honors students, stopped by Professor Amy Fried’s Women and Politics class, and met with the Margaret Chase Smith Recipe Collaborative and the UMaine American Association for […]

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Two Honors Students Receive Servant Heart Scholarships from the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism

Honors Students Receive Servant Heart Scholarships

Congratulations to Honors students Emma Freeman and Annie Hanley-Miller for receiving the Servant Heart Scholarship through the University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism. This scholarship is intended to “benefit students who connect public service with their academic work and who apply practical solutions to real-world problems.” Emma is a senior Microbiology major […]

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Honors Preceptor Dr. Robert Klose Releases New Book

Congratulations to Honors Preceptor Dr. Robert Klose on the release of his latest book, Life on Mars. Life on Mars, a Novel for our Political Times Offers a Unique Blend of Sci-Fi, Absurdism and Social Satire Robert Klose’s sixth book — and second novel — is his most pointed and daring. Life on Mars (July 2019) […]

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Honors Student Brynn Yarbrough named 2019 Hollings Fellow

Third-year Honors student and marine science major, Brynn Yarbrough, was recently named a 2019 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here to read more about Brynn’s UMaine experience. Congrats Brynn!

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