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The University of Maine System is reporting that credit hour enrollment is down about 6%, compared to original budget projections from earlier this year. That's led to lower tuition revenue at several campuses.
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While Maine's public universities are seeing fewer new students this fall, some of Maine's private colleges say enrollment is rebounding as they return to a more normal school year.
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The review was launched after a mishandled presidential search process at the University of Maine at Augusta.
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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.
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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.
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It's the third vote in two weeks against Malloy, after both the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine at Augusta cast similar votes that challenged his handling of the UMA presidential search.
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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.
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The University of Maine System said that the faculty members were notified about the layoffs yesterday, which officials say was largely driven by budget challenges, as well as an in-state enrollment decline of 20% over the past five years.
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The University of Maine System is planning to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2030 — starting with the elimination of all direct fossil fuel holdings by the end of May.
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With growing uncertainty among students about higher education in the face of COVID-19 and other challenges, the number who have so far enrolled for the fall semester is down by about 20%, compared to the same time a year ago.