Mary Cathcart, senior policy associate at the MCS Policy Center since 2004, will receive an honorary UMaine degree at this year’s commencement on May 12. Cathcart is the founder of the Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership program which is in its tenth year. She previously served four terms in the Maine Legislature and […]
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Mary Cathcart of the MCSPC will be attending the Elect Her program at UMaine this weekend. Elect Her – Campus Women Win is the only program in the country that encourages and trains college women to run for student government and future political office. This year, Elect Her will be offered at 50 campuses around […]
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Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap’s visit to UMaine as a Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Policy Fellow was covered by Fox Bangor. Mary Cathcart was also interviewed and explained the program during the interview. The link to the story can be found at http://www.foxbangor.com/news/local-news/4525-maine-secretary-of-state-visits-umaine-orono.html
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Mary Cathcart was featured in an article in the Maine Campus about a nationwide program coming to UMaine – Elect Her. Elect Her is a one-day, 4.5 hour intensive training session that includes workshops run by an Elect Her facilitator, panels of speakers and networking opportunities. Elect Her is scheduled to run at UMaine September […]
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As part of the course POS 362-Maine Government, former Maine legislators Mary Cathcart and Chris Rector were on campus on Thursday, February 6th. Cathcart and Rector discussed their time in the Maine State Legislature, as well as their reflections on Maine state politics past, present and future. Mary Cathcart currently serves as a Senior Policy […]
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Twenty-eight female college students from Maine institutions will arrive at the University of Maine on Thursday, May 30 to take part in the fifth annual Maine NEW Leadership session. The event is a free, six-day, public leadership training program aimed at strengthening leadership skills, learning how to network and encouraging running for public office. Throughout […]
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Mary Cathcart joined with women from other NEW Leadership programs at a recent White House Conference on Girls Leadership and Civic Education.
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Mary Cathcart was in Washington, D.C. April 22nd, as a participant in the White House Conference on Girls Leadership and Civic Education. The conference included presentations by Dr. Jill Biden and Tina Tchen, and panel discussions identifying the public leadership gap and new ideas for transforming civic education. Maine’s Senator Susan Collins was a lunchtime […]
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Mary Cathcart is one of two women selected for induction into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame. Cathcart, a former three-term member of the Maine House of Representatives and a four-term member of the Maine Senate representing Penobscot County, has been a long-time advocate for the rights of women and girls, according to an article […]
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