The faculty and staff fear that unified accreditation may lead to less independence for USM, though Chancellor Dannel Malloy says it will allow for collaboration and let the UMaine System's campuses retain control of budgets and other decisions.
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A plan to move the University of Maine School of Law and the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center to a temporary home in downtown Portland got the official nod on Monday from University of Maine System trustees.
The board vote paves the way for a temporary move to a leased space at 300 Fore St. until a new building goes up at the University of Southern Maine campus in Portland.
Trustees also approved a host of capital projects but delayed final approval of the fiscal year 2022 budget to provide time to develop a spending plan that holds tuition flat for in-state students for the upcoming academic year, according to a news release issued after the meeting.
Maine leaders, politicians react to Mills’ economic recovery plan
How Maine state, business, and community leaders, as well as politicians, are reacting to Gov. Mills’ $1.13 billion economic recovery plan
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FILE - Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file) Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 3:07 PM EDT May 4, 2021 Updated: 4:23 AM EDT May 5, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine On Tuesday, Maine Gov. Janet Mills unveiled an economic recovery plan, which her administration says would invest more than $1 billion in federal funds allocated to Maine under the American Rescue Plan.