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African-American Churches: Women Feeling The Spirit Take Some By Surprise, Kathryn Ritchie
African-American Churches: Women Feeling The Spirit Take Some By Surprise, Kathryn Ritchie
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
When Cheryl Townsend Gilkes was a little girl, she leaned over to her mother in their normally sedate, traditional New England church one day to ask why Mrs. Sinclair was shouting. "She feels the Spirit," her mother explained in a whisper. Gilkes marveled at the older woman's curious behavior at the time, but now smiles in understanding.
Toshi Reagon In Concert, Gay, Lesbian, And Bisexual Concerns Committee, Women's Resource Center
Toshi Reagon In Concert, Gay, Lesbian, And Bisexual Concerns Committee, Women's Resource Center
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A photocopied flyer that was posted on campus to promote Toshi Reagon, a black, lesbian, American musician of folk, blues, gospel, rock and funk performing in concert, April 9, 1995. The performance was sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Concerns Committee
Um Renews Commitment To Franco-American Studies, Division Of Marketing And Communications
Um Renews Commitment To Franco-American Studies, Division Of Marketing And Communications
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
University of Maine President Frederick Hutchinson has renewed the commitment of the state's land grant institution to the study and service of the Franco-American heritage and culture during a visit by the French ambassador to the United States.
Bread And Puppet Theatre Presents A Story Of Disorder In "The New World Order", Maine Perspective
Bread And Puppet Theatre Presents A Story Of Disorder In "The New World Order", Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In a two-day performance that mixes parade and pageantry, workshops, and audience-as-performers, the Bread and Puppet Theatre of Glover, Vt. Will give a performance of its newest work: "Columbus: The New World Order, Part I and Part II," Sept. 27 and Sept. 29 at the University of Maine.
Studying Society, Knowing Ourselves, Maine Perspective
Studying Society, Knowing Ourselves, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A looming recession. Escalating health care costs. Ethical responsibility in local government and journalism. The political and economic realities of the Persian Gulf Crisis. Social services for the homeless, families in crisis, and mentally ill. Such issues confront and challenge us on a daily basis. As members of a modern society, it is crucial that we understand ourselves and others. It is important to study society from the individual level to the level of cultures and populations, looking at the individual in interaction with other people, social systems and networks, all in an attempt to understand and appreciate the world …
Overseas Outlooks: Pluralism, Maine Perspective
Overseas Outlooks: Pluralism, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Pluralism, a concept which is growing in importance at the University, is easily considered in the abstract as a positive but vague goal. The USAID-sponsored CASS (Cooperative Association States for Scholarships) program is playing a significant role in transforming cultural diversity from an abstract ideal to a tangible reality.
Franco-American Center In 18th Year Of Publishing, Maine Perspective
Franco-American Center In 18th Year Of Publishing, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The Franco-American Center, in its 18th year of publishing, has recently published its first issue of Le F.A.R.O.G. Forum for 1990-91.
Wynton Marsalis Teaches Master Class, Maine Perspective
Wynton Marsalis Teaches Master Class, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Photograph of master trumpet player, Wynton Marsalis, teaching a Master Class to over 150 UMaine students.
Stratton Upbeat About A Soviety-American Jazz Band, Maine Perspective
Stratton Upbeat About A Soviety-American Jazz Band, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A U.S.-U.S.S.R. student/faculty exchange, the development of a professional teaching relationship, and the creation of the first Soviet-American Jazz Band are all on Don Stratton's agenda as he returns to the Soviet Union this fall.
Confluence: A Series Celebration Multicultural Expression At The University Of Maine, Maine Perspective
Confluence: A Series Celebration Multicultural Expression At The University Of Maine, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A calendar of public speakers scheduled by the Center for Multicultural Affairs to promote cultural diversity at the University of Maine.
Forgotten Connections: Maine's Role In The Navajo Textile Trade, 1880-1930, Maine Perspective
Forgotten Connections: Maine's Role In The Navajo Textile Trade, 1880-1930, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
From 1880-1930, rugs, blankets, saddle blankets, throw pillows, and wall hangings made their way to Maine as souvenirs of vacations and honeymoons to the Southwest [United States]. Others were brought back by railroad employees or purchases through catalogs sent to the Northeast by reservation traders.
Students Address Cultural Diversity, Prejudice, Maine Perspective
Students Address Cultural Diversity, Prejudice, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
To learn more about a culture, and one's self, immersion is often essential. And when opportunities for such learning are not immediately accessible, it may require going to the source - or having the source come to you. Addressing issues concerning minorities, cultural diversity and prejudice have been a primary focus of Residential Life in recent years. This fall, when it was time for 50 student resident assists from East Campus to take their annual educational retreat to focus on communication, team-building and other skills necessary for effective residence hall management, the site was not secluded location in Maine but …
Program Aids Indians, Robin Stoutamyer
Program Aids Indians, Robin Stoutamyer
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Indian Programs and Services is working with 88 UMO and BCC students, other Maine college campuses and all Indian communities in the state to create better understanding of Maine Indians.
Muslims Celebrate End Of Fast This Week, Muslim Students' Association, University Of Maine
Muslims Celebrate End Of Fast This Week, Muslim Students' Association, University Of Maine
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Insert flyer from the October 15, 1974 issue of The Maine Campus: This week Muslims everywhere celebrate Id-al-Fitr, a feast which signifies the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. The UMO chapter of the Muslim Students' Association, a North American Muslim student religious organization, will celebrate the "Id" with a get-together open to everyone, Thursday night in the Memorial Union's Bangor Room. The local chapter's 20 members will serve refreshments and special desserts from Muslim countries of the Mid-East, including Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Experts Probe Child Abuse Problems At Conference, Lisa Halvorsen
Experts Probe Child Abuse Problems At Conference, Lisa Halvorsen
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Every day there are hundreds of recorded instances of children being abused or sexually molested, yet often times nothing is done about it. Part of the problem is that a lot of people don't know what to do.
We Are Americans, Not Ethics, Tom Piker
We Are Americans, Not Ethics, Tom Piker
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The more I read headlines such as "University Termed Insensitive to Franco-Americans" the more disgusted I get. Such gross and all-encompassing statements lead me to feel pity--pity for those who write articles, make unfounded charges, and generalize and discredit our University. To the aforementioned I ask, "What do you want?"
J'Accuse: University Termed Insensitive To Franco-Americans, Peter Weigel
J'Accuse: University Termed Insensitive To Franco-Americans, Peter Weigel
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The University of Maine has neither the knowledge, the experience, nor the sensitivity to listen to and understand the problems of its Franco-American students, says Yvon Labbé, co-ordinator of the Franco-American Project on the Orono campus.
Clarence Ramey, A B.A. And Former Umo Janitor, Was Fired Because He 'Tried To Initiate Change', Fred Rogers
Clarence Ramey, A B.A. And Former Umo Janitor, Was Fired Because He 'Tried To Initiate Change', Fred Rogers
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Clarence Ramey is black, college educated and former UMO janitor. But Ramey was fired last May, not because he was black but because the tried to initiate changes in a system where change may seem impossible.
Administration Refuses To Support Abenaki College, Phil Mace
Administration Refuses To Support Abenaki College, Phil Mace
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The financial hatchet scalped Abenaki Experimental College Tuesday. "You can pretty much assume we are closing," Abenaki Chief Roy Krantz said after learning that UMO will not assume funding for the two-year-old "free university."