The Policy Center is pleased to welcome Amy Blackstone, Professor of Sociology, as a new member of the Center. Amy joined UMaine in 2003. She has served as Chairperson in Sociology and Director of UMaine’s ADVANCE Rising Tide Center. Her research includes studies of women’s civic engagement, workplace climate and harassment, and the childfree choice. Professor […]
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Research conducted by Philip Trostel, a University of Maine professor of economics and public policy, is the focus of the Mainebiz article, “Maine’s colleges and universities struggle with shrinking budgets.” Trostel was the author of “The Fiscal Return on Higher Education in Maine,” which looks at the state benefits of greater educational attainment, such as […]
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Phil Trostel authored the Maine Development Foundation’s third Quarterly Economic Report, The Fiscal Return on Higher Education in Maine. As noted by the MDF, “This series of quarterly reports further explores the economic indicators in Measures of Growth In Focus, a reliable and trusted annual report issued by the Maine Economic Growth Council.” The report […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and School of Economics faculty Jonathan Rubin and Phil Trostel presented at the 2014 Maine Economics Conference, April 26, 2014 hosted by Colby College, and funded by Bates, Bowdoin and Colby Colleges and the University of Maine. Trostel’s talk was “The ‘Other’ Benefits of College Education” and Rubin spoke about […]
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Jonathan Rubin presented at the April 1, 2014 Maine Water & Sustainability Conference, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. Rubin presented “Reforming Maine’s Gas Tax for Economic and Environmental Sustainability.” An abstract of Rubin’s talk can be found at http://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/mwc-2014/concurrent-sessions/session-g/#rubin.
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Jonathan Rubin presented at the April 1, 2014 Maine Water & Sustainability Conference, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. Rubin presented “Reforming Maine’s Gas Tax for Economic and Environmental Sustainability.” An abstract of Rubin’s talk can be found at http://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/mwc-2014/concurrent-sessions/session-g/#rubin.
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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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An opinion piece published in the Portland Press Herald titled “Maine Voices: Elevate Maine aims to help front end of educational pipeline” cites a study by Philip Trostel. Trostel’s study, “Path to a Better Future: The Fiscal Payoff of Investment in Early Childhood in Maine,” looks at the fiscal benefits of creating a statewide early […]
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Ann Acheson, a Research Associate at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for a story about President Obama’s State of the Union address. Acheson was asked about the working poor in Maine, and how they have been impacted by the recession. The story can be found at http://www.pressherald.com/politics/In_State_of_the_Union__ideas_to_close_income_gap_relevant_for_Mainers_.html?pagenum=full.
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