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The Maine State Senate Wednesday approved the appointment of Ben Goodman as the student member of the University of Maine System board of trustees.
The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs recommended Goodman for approval after a public hearing on Monday. Goodman, a member of the General Student Senate and president of Maine College Democrats, received an e-mail Wednesday informing him the Maine Senate had approved his appointment.
Goodman said he was “very concerned” about the report released by the Academic Program Prioritization Working Group (see story, above). Any changes to the university’s majors would have to be approved by the board.
“When you make drastic cuts — in terms of full programs — it’s a slippery slope,” Goodman said, adding he was hoping to see “huge alumni uproar” about the changes.
At his hearing, Goodman said he would fight to keep tuition costs low. “We are a low-income state, and the price of education is high,” he said.
Goodman will serve a two-year term on the board.
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