University of Maine
 University of Maine  (University)   | |
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| Formation | 1862 |
| Headquarters | Maine, USA |
| Sponsored by | Open Philanthropy |
| University in the US state of Maine. | |
Not to be confused with the University of Le Mans in the French province of Maine.
The University of Maine is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. The University of Maine is one of only a few land, sea and space grant institutions in the nation.
History
The University of Maine was founded in 1862 as a function of the Morrill Act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln. Established in 1865 as the Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, the college opened on September 21, 1868 and changed its name to the University of Maine in 1897.[1]
By 1871, curricula had been organized in Agriculture, Engineering, and electives. The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station was founded as a division of the university in 1887. Gradually the university developed the Colleges of Life Sciences and Agriculture (later to include the School of Forest Resources and the School of Human Development), Engineering and Science, and Arts and Sciences. In 1912 the Maine Cooperative Extension, which offers field educational programs for both adults and youths, was initiated. The School of Education was established in 1930 and received college status in 1958. The School of Business Administration was formed in 1958 and was granted college status in 1965. Women have been admitted into all curricula since 1872. The first master's degree was conferred in 1881; the first doctor's degree in 1960. Since 1923 there has been a separate graduate school.[2]
Near the end of the 19th century, the university expanded its curriculum to place greater emphasis on liberal arts. As a result of this shift, faculty hired during the early 20th century included Caroline Colvin, chair of the history department and the nation's first woman to head a major university department.[3]
In 1906, The Senior Skull Honor Society was founded to "publicly recognize, formally reward, and continually promote outstanding leadership and scholarship, and exemplary citizenship within the University of Maine community."[4]
Sponsor
| Event | Description |
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| Open Philanthropy | Grant maker funneling deep state money among other things to pandemic planning. Financed Event 201. |
An Alumnus on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Summary | Description |
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| John H. Reed | 5 January 1921 | 31 October 2012 | Diplomat | A fierce supporter of the war in Vietnam and very close to President Lyndon B. Johnson |
References
- ↑ Smith, David C. (1979). The First Century: A History of the University of Maine, 1865–1965. University of Maine at Orono Press.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060909055056/http://www.cutler.umaine.edu/about/history.htm
- ↑ https://archive.is/20120801205844/http://www.honors.umaine.edu/community/the-honors-campus/colvin-hall/caroline-colvin/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080724020101/http://www.umaine.edu/orientation/traditions.htm#skull
