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The "Politically Correct" Way, Maine Perspective
The "Politically Correct" Way, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
From Duke to Stanford, and from UCLA to MIT to UW-Madison, a fire storm of debate has been ignited over the "politically correct" (or "PC") way to shape university policy on issues of racial, gender, academic and intellectual diversity. The so-called PC agenda on women's studies, ethnic studies, gay and lesbian issues, Eastern history, and the recruitment and retention of minority students and faculty has attracted considerable heat on may of our nation;s compuses - even though PC-ism occupies the attention of just a small miniority of individuals on both sides of the issue.
Research Methods Class Releases Results Of Survey On The Male Perspective Of Sexual Harassment, Maine Perspective
Research Methods Class Releases Results Of Survey On The Male Perspective Of Sexual Harassment, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Last spring, students in a Child Development and Family Relations Research Methods class conducted a random survey among third- and fourth-year male students at the University of Maine to begin to determine the rate of sexual harassment on campus and the men's perceptions of sexual harassment. The 14-women who designated the survey were well-versed in the liturature concerning sexual harassment. All of them had first-hand knowledge of harassmenet.
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.
Profile Of Entering Class At Um, Maine Perspective
Profile Of Entering Class At Um, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A bulleted list of demographics reported for the entering class of UMaine students, 1991. Of 1,787 first-year students, only 3% or 56 students were "federally recognized minority students."
Residential Living At Um: Redefining Community In Terms Of Diversity And Interdependence, Maine Perspective
Residential Living At Um: Redefining Community In Terms Of Diversity And Interdependence, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
When students live on campus, they become participants in a residential community. But unlike traditional views of community in which homogeneousness predominates on-campus residents this fall are being asked to incorporate defferences and welcome all students, while maintaining their individuality.
Um Observes Rape And Sexual Assault Awareness Week Earlier This Year, Maine Perspective
Um Observes Rape And Sexual Assault Awareness Week Earlier This Year, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The University of Maine's annual Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Week opens September 16, [1991], almost a month earlier than in past years, in an effort to provide information and education at the crucial time for first-year students.
Symposium Highlighted By Five Mainers Who Have Made A Difference In World Peace, Maine Perspective
Symposium Highlighted By Five Mainers Who Have Made A Difference In World Peace, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Eunice Baumann-Nelson, Robert Chandler Jr., Bernard Lown, Samantha Smith, and Doris Twitchell Allen have all lived very different lives. Yet on their journeys through life, they all shared a dream and became leaders in a quest.
While It's No Time To Celebrate, It Is Time To Reflect This Labor Day, Maine Perspective
While It's No Time To Celebrate, It Is Time To Reflect This Labor Day, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
There appears to be little to celebrate this Labor Day. The country remains deep in a recession with New England bearing the brunt. Layoffs, plant closings and budget deficits are affecting blue and white collar workers. Unemployment is at an all-time high.
Comprehension Strategies Of Two Deaf Readers, Sue Livingston
Comprehension Strategies Of Two Deaf Readers, Sue Livingston
Publications and Research
Strategies for reading comprehension used by two deaf college students as they discussed assigned readings with their teacher and classmates are here shown in examples categorized, tallied, and compared. Both were active users of strategies, and their pattern of strategy use was similar: interpreting, questioning, paraphrasing, and integrating were the strategies most used. The student reader who preferred expressing and receiving English-like sign manifested a higher proportion of inaccurate interpretations and paraphrases than did the student reader who preferred receiving and expressing American Sign Language (ASL), primarily because the former was unfamiliar with written linguistic cues and conventions of narrative …
Recommendations Of The Um Committee On Women's Programs Being Implemented, Maine Perspective
Recommendations Of The Um Committee On Women's Programs Being Implemented, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
University of Maine President Dale Lick has announced the establishment of a Women's Resource Center and a greater overall coordination of women's programming in response to recommendations in a report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Women's Programs.
Um's First Generation Of Women's Studies Students Learn How The Other Half Lives - And A Whole Lot More, Maine Perspective
Um's First Generation Of Women's Studies Students Learn How The Other Half Lives - And A Whole Lot More, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A desire to learn about the other half of human history, a simple curiosity, or a need to fulfill a requirement prompts a wide variety of students to take Women's Studies courses. The effect the courses have had on on UM's first generation of Women's Studies students is rarely foreseen or expected - but keeps them coming back for more.
Thomas Jenkins In Touch With The Human Side Of Higher Education, Maine Perspective
Thomas Jenkins In Touch With The Human Side Of Higher Education, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
When Thomas Jenkins entered higher education almost four decades ago, he expected to be part of a process "that made this a better world."
Tom Chappell To Highlight Career Awareness Week, Maine Perspective
Tom Chappell To Highlight Career Awareness Week, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Social responsibility and ethics in the workplace, careers in social change and service, the benefits of volunteerism, the balancing act between work and family, and relationships between majors and careers will be among the topics explored by the University of Maine Career Center in Career Awareness Week on campus April 1-4.
More Education, Awareness Needed About Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay Concerns, Maine Perspective
More Education, Awareness Needed About Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay Concerns, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Graffiti is scrawled on a sidewalk. A door of a student's dorm room is splattered in red with a defamatory message. Publicity flyers are ripped from walls. There are derogatory jokes and name-calling. Threats and realities of physical violence. Harassment. All are prejudicial actions against a minority of the population. At issue is not race, color, religion, gender, age or nationality. At issue is sexual orientation. And because college campuses are microcosms of society, the actions occur at the University of Maine and at universities throughout the country that, by their very nature, are supposedly bastions of free expression and …
Women's Resource Center Transition Team Presents: A Spring Series Of Programs Honoring Women's Lives, Maine Perspective
Women's Resource Center Transition Team Presents: A Spring Series Of Programs Honoring Women's Lives, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
To continue the momentum and support for the Women's History Month celebration, the Women's Resource Center Transition Team invites the campus community to take part in a spring series of workshops devoted to women's development programs.
Women's History Week 1991 Celebrating History, Creative Chance, Maine Perspective
Women's History Week 1991 Celebrating History, Creative Chance, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Calendar with a list of events scheduled as part of the annual celebration of Women's History Month, 1991.
Um Re-Emphasizes Commitment To Racial And Cultural Diversity, Maine Perspective
Um Re-Emphasizes Commitment To Racial And Cultural Diversity, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The University of Maine continues and re-emphasizes its commitment to promote awareness and appreciation of racial and cultural diversity in a state where minorities are sorely underrepresented.
Reading Recovery: Early Intervention For At-Risk Youngsters, Maine Perspective
Reading Recovery: Early Intervention For At-Risk Youngsters, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Identifying first graders who are poor readers and teaching them effective reading strategies that allow them to make accelerated progress and never need remedial work is commitment the University of Maine has made a providing the specialized teacher training required to implement a successful Reading Recovery program in Maine schools, according to Robert Cobb, dean of the College of Education.
Display Advertisement For The Book Immigrant Odyssey: A French-Canadian Habitat In New England, Maine Perspective
Display Advertisement For The Book Immigrant Odyssey: A French-Canadian Habitat In New England, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A rare first-hand account of Franco-American migration to New England, Immigrant Odyssey: A French-Canadian Habitant in New England, has been newly published by the University of Maine Press.
Labor In The 1990s: Recognizing A Community Of Interests, Maine Perspective
Labor In The 1990s: Recognizing A Community Of Interests, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
In the throes of a national recession, budget deficits and layoffs, "working people by the large are very scared," according to a University of Maine Labor Education Specialist. But they are not alone.
Computer Equipment Donation Earmarked For Um Students With Disabilities, Maine Perspective
Computer Equipment Donation Earmarked For Um Students With Disabilities, Maine Perspective
Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
A donation of computer equipment to the University of Maine Department of Public Administration will soon allow graduate students with disabilities to contact people and access information on campus from their homes.
Transforming The Curriculum, The Mission Statement, The Strategic Goals: A Success Story, Nancy Topping Bazin
Transforming The Curriculum, The Mission Statement, The Strategic Goals: A Success Story, Nancy Topping Bazin
Women's & Gender Studies Faculty Publications
Old Dominion University, a state university in Norfolk, Virginia, enrolling approximately 16,000 students, has successfully established the goal of achieving diversity in what is taught, who does the teaching, and who is being taught. Since 1986, faculty have had to include the perspectives, contributions, and concerns of women, minorities, and/or non-Western cultures1 in courses that fulfill general education requirements. The university's mission statement and its strategic goals emphasize curriculum transformation and the attraction of more women and male minorities into the faculty and student body. In its 1989 report, the Virginia Commission on the University of the 21st Century …