Maine legislative panel grills UMaine chancellor over ‘egregious’ presidential search

UMaine Chancellor Dannel Malloy and the board of trustees Chairperson Trish Riley spoke virtually to the Legislature's Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

UMaine Augusta campus food pantry receives $1K donation

UMaine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy to meet with legislators

The June 16 online meeting will be with all 13 members of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee.

UMaine Augusta recognizes faculty, students

Final settlement with UMA president who withdrew from job includes $30,000 housing allowance payout

The deal between the University of Maine System and Michael Laliberte also ensures he will make a minimum of $235,000 annually for the next two years, with UMaine agreeing to pay the difference if a new job pays him less than that.

Our View: University system damaged by chancellor’s missteps

Dannel Malloy was supposed to bring political savvy to a key leadership job, but instead he’s made a lot of enemies.

Faculty members say departure of new UMA president not enough to quell concerns; some call for system chancellor to resign

UMaine System board of trustees takes no action on Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy's contract, which expires June 30, but expects to decide in the coming weeks whether to keep Malloy.

Newly named UMA president agrees to deal to withdraw from position

Michael R. Laliberte, whose hiring was criticized after votes of no confidence at his former university came to light, to be paid salary of $205,000 in what would have been his first year.

More than 300 walk at UMaine Augusta’s first in-person ceremony since 2019

The event featured an address from diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Anthony James Jr., and the university's first degrees conferred under its new graduate programs.

Maine Voices: Secrecy amid storms at UMF, UMA feels all too familiar

As they did at USM in 2014, UMaine System leaders persist in ignoring the vital roles faculty, staff and students play in our state’s public universities.