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Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion_The Power Of A Story Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion_The Power Of A Story Email, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and specific events related to Native American Heritage Month.
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion_Doing The Work This Native American Heritage Monthemail, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Umaine Office For Diversity And Inclusion_Doing The Work This Native American Heritage Monthemail, University Of Maine Office For Diversity And Inclusion
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Email from the UMaine Office for Diversity and Inclusion with various details of the Office's work and events related to Native American Heritage Month.
Legalizing Marijuana Is The Only Just Past Forward, Leah Savage
Legalizing Marijuana Is The Only Just Past Forward, Leah Savage
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Tuesday was April 20, or 4/20, so here’s a friendly reminder in light of the holiday; Barack Obama smoked marijuana, and he isn’t a degenerate, he was the 44thpresident of the United States. Marijuana has been legalized in 16 states as well as Washington, D.C., and there are numerous studies showing that marijuana is, at thevery least, just as safe as alcohol. So why are over 40,000 Americans still incarcerated for marijuana-related charges?
Wabanaki Cultural Awareness Program Planned, Joe Carr
Wabanaki Cultural Awareness Program Planned, Joe Carr
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Maine Rural Development Council (MRDC), an affiliated program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will host a Wabanaki Cultural Awareness Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999 at the Sockalexis Arena on Indian Island. Expected to attend the event are some 100 representatives of Maine's 20 federal and state agencies that provide services and/or resources to Maine's tribal communities. A group of statelegislators will also attend the conference.
Umaine, Penobscot Nation And Bangor Court Systems Collaborate On Alternative Sentencing Program, Peter Cook
Umaine, Penobscot Nation And Bangor Court Systems Collaborate On Alternative Sentencing Program, Peter Cook
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The University of Maine, the Penobscot Tribal Court and the Bangor Court system are joining together to offer an alternative to traditional punitive sentences. The Changing Lives Through Literature program will offer aseries of eight weekly meetings at the Honors Center on the UMaine campus. This will be the first time that the two court systems have collaborated.
Umaine Professors Examine Race Factor In Support For Police Use Of Force, Peter Cook
Umaine Professors Examine Race Factor In Support For Police Use Of Force, Peter Cook
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A recent paper by two University of Maine sociology professors indicates that racial prejudice playsa factor in determining support for police use of force.
"Racial Prejudice and Support by Whites for Police Use of Force: A Research Note," was written by StevenBarkan and Steven Cohn, professors of sociology at UMaine. The paper has been published in a recent issue of "Justice Quarterly," the official journal of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.