{"id":400,"date":"2023-01-11T10:20:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2025-03-19T13:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:07:04","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id400_ecce8c-ca{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:60px;}.kb-row-layout-id400_ecce8c-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id400_ecce8c-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id400_ecce8c-ca > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:2000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id400_ecce8c-ca > 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.kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column400_b73c8c-a7 kb-section-dir-horizontal kb-section-md-dir-horizontal\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xxxl, 5rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Teko;text-transform:capitalize;text-shadow:0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f\"]{text-shadow:0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f\"]{text-shadow:0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_3cdd60-7f\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"ugb-highlight\"><strong>Our History<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_d21cce-69, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_d21cce-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_d21cce-69\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'EB Garamond';color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_d21cce-69 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_d21cce-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_d21cce-69\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_d21cce-69 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_d21cce-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_d21cce-69\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading400_d21cce-69 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_d21cce-69\">Founded in 1865, the 91爆料 is the state\u2019s flagship institution, ranked in the top 100 U.S. public universities by U.S. News and World Report, and recognized as a world leader in graduate education. The first master&#8217;s degree was granted in 1881, conferred to Walter Balentine in Agriculture, and a year later to the first female graduate student Percia Vinal White in Literature.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_b1a810-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_b1a810-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_b1a810-da\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'EB Garamond';color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_b1a810-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_b1a810-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_b1a810-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_b1a810-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_b1a810-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_b1a810-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading400_b1a810-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_b1a810-da\">In 1923, the Division of the Faculty of Graduate Studies was formally created as a distinct administrative unit at the university. The following highlights reflect a short selection from archived information about the Graduate School.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id400_402679-e0{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;}.kb-row-layout-id400_402679-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id400_402679-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id400_402679-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:24px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id400_402679-e0 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id400_402679-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id400_402679-e0 > 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class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Univ_Photos_Faculty_and_Staff_Chase_George_Davis_f001_001-773x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Image of George Davis Chase\" class=\"wp-image-1176\" style=\"width:212px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Univ_Photos_Faculty_and_Staff_Chase_George_Davis_f001_001-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Univ_Photos_Faculty_and_Staff_Chase_George_Davis_f001_001-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Univ_Photos_Faculty_and_Staff_Chase_George_Davis_f001_001-768x1018.jpg 768w, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-2-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_9e26e1-b1\">Past Graduate School Deans<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_2ecce9-f3\">The first Graduate School Dean was George Davis Chase who served from 1923 to 1938. 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column400_47389e-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kadence-column400_47389e-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column400_47389e-3b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column400_47389e-3b{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column400_47389e-3b{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column400_47389e-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column400_47389e-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > 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Demeritt Forest\" class=\"wp-image-1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/082719_AK_DSC_3706-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/082719_AK_DSC_3706-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/082719_AK_DSC_3706-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/082719_AK_DSC_3706-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/082719_AK_DSC_3706-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/082719_AK_DSC_3706-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/082719_AK_DSC_3706-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/082719_AK_DSC_3706-846x564.jpg 846w, 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_9bd78a-01 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_9bd78a-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_9bd78a-01\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading400_9bd78a-01 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_9bd78a-01\">Global Impact Local Relevance<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_4b94c8-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_4b94c8-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_4b94c8-0f\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_4b94c8-0f mark.kt-highlight, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column400_afd64f-40{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column400_afd64f-40{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column400_afd64f-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column400_afd64f-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column400_afd64f-40 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Stodderunderconstruction1-1024x309.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of Stodder Hall under 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Stodderunderconstruction1-423x128.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Stodderunderconstruction1-634x191.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Stodderunderconstruction1-846x255.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Stodderunderconstruction1-951x287.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/gradcentennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/661\/2023\/01\/Stodderunderconstruction1-1268x382.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_06007b-f4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_06007b-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_06007b-f4\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-2-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_06007b-f4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_06007b-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_06007b-f4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_06007b-f4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_06007b-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_06007b-f4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading400_06007b-f4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_06007b-f4\">History of Stodder Hall<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading400_ef7246-8a\"] 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