University of New England provost steps down
Joshua Hamilton says he left the post for personal reasons, and UNE officials say he will be on sabbatical for the rest of the academic year.
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The University of New England’s provost, Joshua W. Hamilton, has stepped down and will be on sabbatical for the rest of the academic year, the university announced Saturday.
A UNE spokeswoman, Sarah Delage, shared the university president’s internal announcement of the top academic official’s departure, but said UNE couldn’t comment on why Hamilton was leaving.
Joshua Hamilton
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UNE s Robert McCarthy receives distinguished educator award from Maine Pharmacy Association
Robert McCarthy, Ph.D., FAPhA, dean of and professor in the School of Pharmacy
Robert McCarthy, Ph.D., FAPhA, dean of and professor in the School of Pharmacy and associate dean of the
Westbrook College of Health Professions (WCHP), has been recognized with the Douglas H. Kay Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award by the Maine Pharmacy Association (MPA).
The award recognizes an educator in Maine who has made significant and sustained contributions to the field of pharmacy. It is named in remembrance of Douglas H. Kay, a dean of the former UNE College of Pharmacy, who, prior to the college’s opening, led a feasibility study to justify the need for a pharmacy school in Northern New England.