Dannel Malloy

President Donald Trump has targeted the state of Maine, by putting a freeze on funding for schools, citing DEI programs, transgender athletes and student protests. The uncertainties around the fate of the department and its mission are affecting all levels of the state's education system.

The United States Department of Agriculture has concluded its review of the University of Maine System and determined it is in compliance with Title IX.

Enrollment across the University of Maine System has increased for the fourth straight semester with more students enrolled in the master's and doctoral programs than ever before.

It's the first time in three years the university system has seen year-to-year growth, though enrollment is still down compared to where it was five years ago.

The new residence hall is on track to be Passive House certified. University officials say it'll be the country's second-largest Passive House building at a university.

The system's board of trustees voted today to extend Dannel Malloy's contract until the end of June 2023.

The review was launched after a mishandled presidential search process at the University of Maine at Augusta.

Lawmakers grilled University of Maine system officials on Thursday over layoffs, faculty distrust and a mishandled presidential search at the University of Maine at Augusta that could cost the system more than $600,000.

The turmoil comes in the wake of layoffs and a mismanaged presidential search process at the University of Maine at Augusta that could cost the system more than $600,000 in future years.

Jacqueline Edmondson, a top administrator for a Penn State University regional campus with about 400 students, will be the University of Southern Maine's next president.