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Maine joins multi-state lawsuit over mail-in voting order, Professor Robert Glover warns of impact on student voters
Members of the Orono community register to vote in the Collins Center for the Arts on Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Tyler Bridges

Maine joins multi-state lawsuit over mail-in voting order, Professor Robert Glover warns of impact on student voters

By Arianna Perdomo on April 20, 2026

The Trump administration released an executive order on March 31 that would limit mail-in ballots, voter eligibility and create a national voter registry. This executive…

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…