Students whose education outside of Maine has been interrupted by the pandemic can attend the state's seven public universities and law school for the same tuition charged Maine residents.
The new president of the University of Maine at Fort Kent brings 27 years of higher education experience, including nearly two decades of service in leadership roles.
To help struggling students succeed in college in preparation for entering the workforce, the University of Maine System on Friday said it will offer a course at no charge to promising first-year students who fail a class during their first semester.
University of Maine System's board of trustees adopted on Wednesday a multi-year set of strategic priorities that are intended to continue and expand the One University reform effort over the next three to five years.
Maine's public colleges have New England's lowest average tuition and fee rates, says a report by the New England Board of Higher Education released this week.
The University of Maine System reported Tuesday that its initiatives to put more students on an affordable path to a college degree and a career in Maine are already seeing results.
An academic partnership between the University of Maine campuses at Fort Kent and Presque Isle to offer a nursing degree and Husson University's $3 million Wellness and Learning Center that will begin construction this fall are two efforts underway to attract and keep more nurses in Maine, especially in the rural north.
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