TIME Covers Margaret Chase Smith’s Presidential Debate
TIME’s writer Melissa August cites Margaret Chase Smith’s presidential debate against Eleanor Roosevelt as “the first televised presidential debate.”
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JSTOR Daily’s “Declaration of Conscience: Annotated”
JSTOR Daily, an online publication that contextualizes current events with scholarship, featured an annotated version of Margaret Chase Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience.”
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Maine Monitor Interviews Soucier About Providing Naloxone in Schools
The Maine Monitor spoke to Daniel Soucier, a research associate at the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, about the benefit of having medication like naloxone that rapidly counteracts drug overdoses available in schools. ”In a lot of ways it’s like having a fire extinguisher on site or say a life preserver on a […]
Read moreThe University of Maine Center on Aging and the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine Cutler Institute in Collaboration with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
The University of Maine Center on Aging and the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine Cutler Institute have formed a new policy partnership in association with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center to focus exclusively on aging-related policy issues in Maine. The new Consortium for Aging Policy Research and Analysis (CAPRA) will provide a “go-to” entity […]
Read moreMargaret Chase Smith Library 34th Annual Maine Town Meeting
Jim Melcher is a professor of Political Science at the University of Maine at Farmington. Every September for Constitution Day at UMF, he reviews Supreme Court cases from the previous term. Because he spoke at the Library in May this year, he was able to cover four cases from the previous term and three from […]
Read moreMaine Policy Matters Podcast Season 4
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center’s official podcast, Maine Policy Matters, is set to launch Season 4 at the end of August 2023. Season 4 will feature panels with specialists and community members on topics like moose and ticks, the Clean Water Act, AI in higher education, and investing in teachers. Meanwhile, the collection of MPM episodes can […]
Read moreMaine Policy Review Commemorates 50 Years of the Clean Water Act with Special Section
Maine Policy Review is pleased to announce the release of a special section titled “50 Years of the Clean Water Act.” This section commemorates the significant milestone of half a century since the enactment of the Clean Water Act and highlights Maine’s efforts to improve water quality and the need to maintain and strengthen water […]
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Maine Policy Review Commemorates 50 Years of the Clean Water Act with Special Section
Maine Policy Review is pleased to announce the release of a special section titled “50 Years of the Clean Water Act.” This section commemorates the significant milestone of half a century since the enactment of the Clean Water Act and highlights Maine’s efforts to improve water quality and the need to maintain and strengthen water quality […]
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S3E9 Making Maine More Attractive for Young People
Today’s episode has two parts. Part one is a synopsis of Amanda Rector’s article, “Maine’s Changing Demographics: Implications for Workforce, Economy, and Policy”. Part two features an interview with Everett Beals and Michael Delorge, winners of Margaret Chase Smith Library’s 2020 essay contest. Beals’s article is titled, “Making Maine More Attractive to Young People” and […]
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