Arts and Humanities Commons^™

Department Of History Symposium Series, Featuring Dr. Edward Baptist, University Of Maine Department Of History

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

As the only Ph.D.-granting department int he Humanities in the entire state, the History Department at the University of Maine plays a crucial role training humanists who staff cultural organizations throughout the state, including all other UMS campuses, and many faculty and staff positions at UMaine. The October 16 Lecture will bring an expert to campus to speak about the Morrill Land Grant act and how it transformed US values for the modern era.This lecture is a keystone in CLAS and UMHC programming for the Homecoming Weekend, and it will be followed by a CLAS alumni and friends reception at …

A History Of Canadian Studies At The University Of Maine, Robert H. Babcock

Books

The purpose of this book is to explain the development of the Canadian Studies program at the University of Maine from its origins in the early 20th century to its position today as the most comprehensive program of its kind in the United States. Readers will learn how Maine's close proximity to Canada has spawned an ever-widening range of cross-border academic contacts rooted in mutual interests that are reinforced by collaborative academic study, which is benefiting residents on both sides of the international boundary.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 45, Number 1, December 1963, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

An edition of The Maine Alumnus commemorating the visit of United States President John F. Kennedy to the campus of the University of Maine in Orono. Text within the issue reads, "On the cover... The late John F. Kennedy is pictured on our cover as he appeared to the more than 15,100 people who gathered on Alumni Field the morning of October 19 to listen to him speak and to see University President Lloyd Elliot confer upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws."