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College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences Alumni Newsletter, Winter 2021, Emily A. Haddad, College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

As the new year approaches, I’m happy (and relieved!) to say that 2021 was full of successes: an all-time high student enrollment for the University, just shy of 12,000 students; research projects by more than 25 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students selected for funding by UMaine’s Center for Undergraduate Research; the launch of the Franco American Digital Archives, supported by a grant from the NEH; establishment of new master’s and certificate programs in Data Science and Engineering, jointly with the UMaine College of Engineering; and a transformational gift from the Judy Glickman Lauder Foundation to our Clinical Psychology …

College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences Alumni Newsletter, Fall 2021, Emily A. Haddad, College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

UMaine students have returned to campus and are enjoying a fully residential learning experience for the first time since March 2020. In September, UMaine welcomed one of its largest incoming classes ever. These incoming students, and their returning colleagues, have brought the campus back to life.

While campus activity has not returned to a fully pre-pandemic normal, classrooms are full again; live performances have returned to the School of Performing Arts; attendance at athletic events is welcomed; visiting speakers have arrived and brought new perspectives to our students. New one-credit Research Learning Experiences (RLEs) offered to first-and second-year students have …