Research and Outreach

WABI, BDN highlight high school hazing study

The Bangor Daily News highlighted research by professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan, assistant professor of higher education Leah Hakkola, doctoral student in higher education David Kerschner that focused on the role of gender and power in high school hazing.

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Mette co-authors op-ed for AJC.com education blog

Ian Mette, associate professor of educational leadership, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Atlanta Journal Constitution鈥檚 Get Schooled education blog titled, 鈥淎 generation endured test-centric schooling? Did it help?鈥

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The Maine Question: How have Maine schools dealt with the pandemic?

Last spring, when the coronavirus was causing major shifts in how schools educated children, associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle and lecturer in educational leadership Maria Frankland, as well as students from the College of Education and Human Development did some research.

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UTC finalizes 2020-21 professional development series

The University Training Center (UTC) for Reading Recovery庐 and Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (MPCL) has finalized its professional development series for the 2020-21 school year. Ongoing professional development is key to the comprehensive literacy model that schools and districts across Maine have implemented with the help of the UTC. The model provides for continuous […]

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