University of Southern Maine

Prices for groceries, heating oil, and rent all fell in April.

For the first time in five years, the University of Southern Maine expects to finish this fiscal year with a positive budget balance — without using reserve or outside funding.

This month marks 50 years since the University of Maine student senate formally recognized Wilde Stein, an LGBTQ+ student club and the first major gay rights organization in Maine. The club is still up and running on campus, and its long history is being recognized with an exhibit that opens today.

The University of Southern Maine is giving a small nod to the fact that it sits on unceded Wabanaki land, funding a wall-sized mural created by Maine Mi’kmaq artist and alumna Marissa Joly.

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 University of Southern Maine is planning to develop its Lewiston campus into what it calls a health education corridor.

University of Southern Maine is creating an endowed professorship and student scholarship focused on sustainability and climate change, funded through a $1.2 million gift from the Avangrid Foundation.

The university is raising $25 million to build a new arts center in Portland that will include a gallery, performance, and teaching spaces.

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.

The University of Southern Maine has received a $10 million gift from longtime supporter D. Suzi Osher to build a new school of music.