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Student organizations protest pro-life Leadership Institute speaker Abby Johnson
Triota president Casper Cowan speaks to a crowd of protesters outside DPC Business hall about an upcoming ‘Take Back The Night’ event about reproductive rights. Photo by Phoebe Kuebler

Student organizations protest pro-life Leadership Institute speaker Abby Johnson

By Phoebe Kuebler on April 17, 2026

University of Maine students gathered on April 15 at the Martin Luther King (MLK) Plaza on campus to begin a demonstration against an event hosted…

UMaine System reviews proposals ahead of potential per-credit fee as Faculty Senate examines AI use
On Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Orono, Maine, current Vice President and incoming President of UMSG, Cynthia Shelmerdine, discusses the proposed AI fee. The fee would place a per credit hour fee on student tuition. Photo by Benjamin Flannery

UMaine System reviews proposals ahead of potential per-credit fee as Faculty Senate examines AI use

By Arianna Perdomo on April 13, 2026

The University of Maine System (UMS) is reviewing proposals that could inform a potential per-credit-hour fee for student access to artificial intelligence (AI) tools, according…

UMaine queer student organizations raise concerns about recent Supreme Court conversion therapy ruling
Pride flags are put on display in the Memorial Union for UMaine’s “Pride week,” spanning from April 5, 2026, to April 10, 2026. Photo by Alex Melendez

UMaine queer student organizations raise concerns about recent Supreme Court conversion therapy ruling

By Izzi Stubbs on April 13, 2026

The Supreme Court ruled on March 31 that a ban on conversion therapy was in violation of the First Amendment right to free speech. According…