On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, retired Vice Admiral Nora Tyson spoke at UMaine as this year’s Senator Margaret Chase Smith Lectureship on Public Affairs. Her inspirational speech was entitled Margaret Chase Smith and Me: The Importance of Leadership. Admiral Tyson spoke of parallel qualities in her career and that of Margaret Chase Smith and the importance of leadership, […]
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The Senator Margaret Chase Smith Lectureship on Public Affairs Presented by Retired Vice Admiral Nora Tyson Margaret Chase Smith and Me: The Importance of Leadership 3:30 p.m., Oct. 2, Hauck Auditorium, University of Maine All guests are asked to preregister for the event at: brownpapertickets.com/event/3603314 Event is free and open to the public Nora Tyson […]
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Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions presents: The Politics of a Sustainable Coast: Money, Science, Democracy, and Climate in Southeastern Louisiana Monday, October 16 at 3pm, 107 Norman Smith Hall Speaker: Michael A. Haedicke, Associate Professor, Drake Co-sponsors:Dept. of Sociology, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Given its low elevation and high rate of subsidence, coastal […]
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U.S. Senator Angus King spoke to the UMaine community on the topic of “Maine and Climate Change: The View from Greenland.” Senator King addressed interested students, faculty, and members of the public on Thursday, November 10, for the Senator Margaret Chase Smith Lectureship on Public Affairs for 2016. He explained the causes and impacts of climate […]
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Climate change and its impact on Maine will be the focus of an address by U.S. Sen. Angus King when he gives the Senator Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Lecture at the University of Maine on November 10. King’s address, “Maine and Climate Change: The View from Greenland” begins at 3:30 p.m., in the Collins […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network will air a talk given by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 9 as part of its “Speaking in Maine” public affairs lecture series. Collins delivered the Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Lecture at the Collins Center for the Arts on March 31. During her address, “Incivility […]
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered the Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Lecture on Wednesday, March 31, at UMaine. The topic of her address was “Incivility and Hyperpartisanship: Is Washington a Symptom or the Cause?”. A transcript of her talk is available from the Bangor Daily News here: http://bangordailynews.com/2015/03/31/politics/text-of-us-sen-susan-collins-march-31-address-at-the-university-of-maine/?ref=regionstate and TV coverage from WABI is available […]
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