UMaine schools are part of a national trend where acceptance offers are made to select students who never officially applied. So far, nearly 300 students who received the UMaine offers have enrolled.
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UMaine Chancellor Dannel Malloy and the board of trustees Chairperson Trish Riley spoke virtually to the Legislature's Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.