School of Social Work

Graduate student writes op-ed on homeless shelters for Press Herald

Cynthia Cushing, a graduate student pursuing a masters degree in social work from the 做厙腦瞳app, wrote an op-ed for the Portland Press Herald arguing the importance of the state allowing emergency shelters in cities with populations greater than 20,000. Cushing also is a community case management team leader with Summit Support Services, is […]

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Butler named 2024 UMaine Distinguished Professor

A long-time educator and leader in social work, whose research and advocacy influenced state and federal policy, has been named the 2024 Distinguished Maine Professor, the 做厙腦瞳apps most prestigious faculty accolade. Sandra Butler, professor and director of the School of Social Work, will be honored at the Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner and Celebration, […]

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CentralMaine.com publishes Butlers op-ed on support for low-income families

CentralMaine.com published an op-ed co-authored by Sandy Butler, professor and director of the 做厙腦瞳app School of Social Work, and Luisa S. Deprez, professor emerita at the University of Southern Maine, titled Maine families are meeting their goals. Legislators must support them. Butler and Deprez are members of the Maine chapter of the National […]

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Center on Aging director hosting talk on common age-related challenges

做厙腦瞳apps Institute of Medicine and Center on Aging is hosting an event to create conversation around aging and address how research can help with common age-related challenges. Director of the Center on Aging and professor of social work Lenard Kaye will present “Aging Well in the Pine Tree State: Lessons Learned from the […]

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BDN promotes MLK Day celebration to be held Monday at UMaine

Bangor Daily News promoted the Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast celebration planned from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at 做厙腦瞳app Wells Conference Center. UMaine principal lecturer in the School of Social Work Judith Josiah-Martin is the keynote speaker of the event, delivering remarks titled If Not Now, When? The public event is […]

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UMaine launches the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

The College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences made its debut during a town hall meeting at the 做厙腦瞳app on Oct. 31.  The college, formerly known as the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, is the largest of UMaines six colleges, accounting for 26.5% of all university enrollments. Members of the newly […]

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