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Anonymous Gift Given To The Wabanaki Center Will Wabanaki Student Higher Education, Megan Ashe
Anonymous Gift Given To The Wabanaki Center Will Wabanaki Student Higher Education, Megan Ashe
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In late November 2020, an anonymous donor gifted $100,000 to the Wabanaki Center at the University of Maine. Working closely with the Center’s coordinator, professor John Bear Mitchell, the pair created the Wabanaki Student Development and Success Fund at the University of Maine Foundation. The money in this fund will go towards Wabanaki students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree. Some money will be made immediately available while another portion of the donation will be used to promote success in the future.
State Of The University Address Delivered By President Ferrini-Mundy, Maria Maxsimic
State Of The University Address Delivered By President Ferrini-Mundy, Maria Maxsimic
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
On Feb. 4, 2020, President Joan Ferrini-Mundy delivered the State of the University address to a crowd of community members, faculty and alumni. Dr. Eric Wilmot, a professor in mathematics and statistics, introduced the University of Maine Orono and Machias’ president. During the address, Ferrini-Mundy touched upon a number of different successes that the two campuses had celebrated in the past year. Additionally, she described the challenges that the universities are expected to face this coming year and what the plans are to address the foreseen problems. Ferrini-Mundy acknowledged the beginning of Black History Month, which is celebrated during the …