Seats at the Table Film Access and Discussion
The UMA Community is invited to stream* Seats at the Table, a documentary on a college program with incarcerated youth…
Prison Education Partnership
Screening of Maine-based and Award-winning Documentary Jacinta followed by a Panel Discussion | Dec 8, Online
Maine Public Health Association, AdCare Educational Institute of Maine, University of New England, and the Maine Osteopathic Association will host…
University of Maine at Augusta and Maine Department of Corrections open new Doris Buffett Higher Education Center at Maine State Prison
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and the Maine Department of Corrections (Maine DOC) recently held a virtual celebration…
UMA receives $941,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support and expand Prison Education Partnership Program
AUGUSTA—Through its Future of Higher Learning in Prison grant program, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s (Mellon Foundation) awarded the University…
Honoring the Late, Great Doris Buffett
Doris Buffett, known as a retail philanthropist, died at her home in Rockport on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at the…
UMA Awards 4 Degrees at Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center
WINDHAM–The Southern Maine Women’s Reentry Center, a minimum-security facility of the Department of Corrections (DOC) held a graduation exercise on…
UMA Confers Degrees at Maine Correctional Center in Windam
The University of Maine at Augusta Awards 11 Degrees at Maine Correctional Center in Windham The University of Maine at…
When school matters | By Reade Brower
Walking into this college classroom, one student was already seated, a full half-hour before class would start. He was quiet…
Hiring released prisoners helps meet state’s workforce needs
Prison officials, community leaders met at UMA Rockland to talk about connecting workers from justice system with employers. View the…
“Hiring Workers from the Justice System” March 20th at URock
“Hiring Workers from the Justice System” will be a ½ day free information session on Wednesday, March 20th from 9:00…
University of Maine at Augusta Awards 20 Degrees at Maine State Prison
AUGUSTA – The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) held a graduation exercise on January 15, 2019 at the Maine…