UMA Honors Program

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at U Maine is seeking applicants for the Maine National Education for Women Leadership Institute! Here's the link:

https://mcspolicycenter.umaine.edu/

If you are interested in politics and especially the under-representation of women IN politics, you might consider applying! The deadline for applications is March 22, 2024.

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This just in! Ripple is seeking submissions for the Spring publication. Ripple is a small magazine dedicated to feminist and social justice oriented work. We are looking for content that explores sexuality, gender, feminism, and social justice. We accept undergrad submissions of nonfiction/fiction short stories, opinion pieces, poetry, monologues, and research. Additionally, we are looking for artwork, such as photography, drawings, paintings, any medium that translates well to printed form.
Entries should be no longer than 10 pages.
Deadling is March 10th, 2024.
Please submit work or ask questions to
[email protected]

UMA kicks off the academic year with its annual Convocation on September 22 at the Civic Center, 3 to 5 pm. The academic theme for the year is "Education as a Public Good," and the theme book is After the Ivory Tower Falls. All are invited, so come join us for this major UMA event!

And while you're at the annual UMA student conference, join us for a discussion of this year's academic theme, Disability/Visibility!

Proposals for UMA's undergrad research conference are due April 1! Put your proposal together, and plan on sharing your work with the greater UMA community!

Dr. James Cook has put out a call for applications to become a Maine Policy Scholar. You can work with policymakers in the state of Maine to help create and implement public policy. AND there is a generous scholarship that goes with it! Here is the information about the program and scholarship:

Maine Policy Scholars - Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center - University of Maine   The Maine Policy Scholars program is a year-long research scholarship in which a student from each of the seven University of Maine System campuses, working closely with a faculty advisor, examines an issue of public policy relevance to Maine and delivers a final report and presentation. Scholars...