Robert Woodbury, 71; was chancellor of Maine university Sep 20, 2009
FALMOUTH, Maine - Robert Woodbury, a former chancellor of the University of Maine system who also was a former senior administrator at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, died of lymphoma last Saturday at his home in Falmouth, his wife told the Portland Press Herald ... He served as chancellor of the University of Maine system, overseeing the state s seven university campuses, from 1986 to 1993. (Boston Globe)
Online enrollment rises at Maine universities Jul 20, 2009
Online learning could play a greater role as the University of Maine System looks to stem a projected $43 million budget deficit over the next four years. University of Maine at Augusta President Allyson Hughes Handley told trustees recently that offering more classes online could attract a wider range of students. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
UMS trustees to consider tuition increase May 18, 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine - A proposal to raise tuition by an average of nearly 6 percent will be on the table when University of Maine System trustees meet Monday. University system spokesman John Diamond says tuition increases are always the revenue "of last resort." He says campuses are making significant cuts in their budgets in order to hold down tuition. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
UMS trustees to consider 5.7 percent tuition hike May 15, 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) University of Maine System trustees on Monday will take up a proposal to raise tuition for full-time undergraduate students by an average of 5. 7 percent in the coming academic year. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Maine university trustees get status report on future plan Mar 17, 2009
BANGOR, Maine The chairman of a task force examining the functions and structure of the University of Maine System says the panel is making good progress and expects to submit its recommendations by the beginning of July. David Flanagan told system trustees in Bangor on Monday that the task force has held 18 hearings and received testimony from 228 individuals. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
