Scholars Strategy Network-Maine
@mainessn.bsky.social
Maine-based researchers committed to serving policymakers, civic leaders, journalists and citizens to improve policy in #Maine and beyond. Learn more at https://scholars.org/chapter/maine
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Mara Casey Tieken discusses school closures in her op-ed on @hechingerreport.org, which rings true both locally and nationally.
OPINION: School closures rarely save much money and often lead to test score declines
Across the country, many districts are considering school closures, but closures rarely save much money. They can also lead to short-term declines in test scores and diminished college completion and ...
hechingerreport.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Mara Casey Tieken discusses school closures in her op-ed on @hechingerreport.org, which rings true both locally and nationally.
A contributor's op ed in the @bangordailynews.bsky.social
Opinion: Mass incarceration is worsening Maine’s public health emergency
“Prisons and jails are known to compromise health due to poor sanitation, limited heating and ventilation, low quality diets and medical neglect.”
www.bangordailynews.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
A contributor's op ed in the @bangordailynews.bsky.social
The most meaningful democratic work in the U.S. is happening closer to home: in states, cities, and communities.
Kathleen Cole and Robert Glover explore this in their new piece in The Fulcrum (and with co-authors in their new book), where they argue that this shift doesn't have to drive apathy.
Kathleen Cole and Robert Glover explore this in their new piece in The Fulcrum (and with co-authors in their new book), where they argue that this shift doesn't have to drive apathy.
The Problem Isn’t Apathy. It’s about Teaching Students Where Power Lives.
American politics has become so nationalized that many people—especially students—no longer know where their participation ought to be focused. Every issue feels federal, every fight existential, and ...
thefulcrum.us
January 30, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The most meaningful democratic work in the U.S. is happening closer to home: in states, cities, and communities.
Kathleen Cole and Robert Glover explore this in their new piece in The Fulcrum (and with co-authors in their new book), where they argue that this shift doesn't have to drive apathy.
Kathleen Cole and Robert Glover explore this in their new piece in The Fulcrum (and with co-authors in their new book), where they argue that this shift doesn't have to drive apathy.
A short interview with Karyn Sporer shared in an article by the @pressherald.com.
Why a Maine Democrat says Trump officials are putting extremist imagery on ‘public display’
The Trump administration's social media posts and messages in recent months have raised eyebrows.
www.pressherald.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
A short interview with Karyn Sporer shared in an article by the @pressherald.com.
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Join us for a Q&A session tomorrow at 1pm ET with a few of the authors of "ENACTing Change: A Handbook for Teaching Advocacy and Civic Engagement." This session will provide examples of how to bring civic engagement into the classroom!
🔗 Register: scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/s...
🔗 Register: scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/s...
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Join us for a Q&A session tomorrow at 1pm ET with a few of the authors of "ENACTing Change: A Handbook for Teaching Advocacy and Civic Engagement." This session will provide examples of how to bring civic engagement into the classroom!
🔗 Register: scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/s...
🔗 Register: scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/s...
Maine SSN's Karyn Sporer (Assoc. Prof and Dept. Chair of Sociology, and Director of UMaine's Criminal Justice program) was featured on Newscenter Maine, discussing how to deter holiday package thefts
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
Holiday package thefts on the rise: Police urge vigilance, suggest secure delivery options
Package theft is surging this holiday season as three billion mail pieces flood delivery networks. Officials share tips to evade "porch pirates."
www.newscentermaine.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Maine SSN's Karyn Sporer (Assoc. Prof and Dept. Chair of Sociology, and Director of UMaine's Criminal Justice program) was featured on Newscenter Maine, discussing how to deter holiday package thefts
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
Don't miss this skill-building webinar/Q-and-A that Robert Glover and his co-authors will be doing with SSN National next month on December 10th! @scholars.org
scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/s...
scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/s...
Student Civic Engagement in Action: Q&A with the Authors of ENACTing Change - Home
scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Don't miss this skill-building webinar/Q-and-A that Robert Glover and his co-authors will be doing with SSN National next month on December 10th! @scholars.org
scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/s...
scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/s...
Maine SSN's Anthony Moffa is featured extensively in this Maine Public article on the COP30 Climate Negotiations in Brazil. Moffa is leading a group of first-year law students to the negotiations. @mainepublic.org
www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025...
www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025...
At COP30, Maine delegates hunt for strategies to bring home
Hope has been a major theme of the conference, despite the rate of global warming and the lack of an official U.S. presence.
www.mainepublic.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Maine SSN's Anthony Moffa is featured extensively in this Maine Public article on the COP30 Climate Negotiations in Brazil. Moffa is leading a group of first-year law students to the negotiations. @mainepublic.org
www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025...
www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025...
Another SSN op-ed in the BDN @bangordailynews.bsky.social
from Jeff Selinger from Bowdoin: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/14/o...
from Jeff Selinger from Bowdoin: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/14/o...
Opinion: Want less political violence? Demand leaders that condemn, not fan, it.
"Our collective failure to address the menace that chills the environment where members of Congress like Jared Golden live and work corrodes our representative system of government."
www.bangordailynews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Another SSN op-ed in the BDN @bangordailynews.bsky.social
from Jeff Selinger from Bowdoin: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/14/o...
from Jeff Selinger from Bowdoin: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/14/o...
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My awesome colleague @robglover.bsky.social and his ENACT colleagues just published a how-to guide on teaching civic engagement and advocacy. I can't think of a better person to provide insights on this than Rob. @scholars.org @mainessn.bsky.social press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
ENACTing Change
Explains the ENACT model of student civic engagement, empowers instructors to implement it, and shows them how to assess its impact. ENACT: The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation ai...
press.uchicago.edu
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My awesome colleague @robglover.bsky.social and his ENACT colleagues just published a how-to guide on teaching civic engagement and advocacy. I can't think of a better person to provide insights on this than Rob. @scholars.org @mainessn.bsky.social press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
A new op-ed is up on @bangordailynews.bsky.social exploring Maine's potential!
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/01/o...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/01/o...
Opinion: Maine can be a strategic gateway to the Arctic and Europe
"As melting Arctic ice reshapes trade routes and climate change redraws the world’s map, Maine stands at the front line of a new frontier."
www.bangordailynews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A new op-ed is up on @bangordailynews.bsky.social exploring Maine's potential!
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/01/o...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/01/o...
An article by Luisa S. Deprez, professor emerita of sociology and social policy at the University of Southern Maine, details the effects that a lack of SNAP benefits will have.
@scholars.org
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/30/l...
@scholars.org
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/30/l...
Attack on SNAP benefits weaponizes hunger | Opinion
The Trump administration is playing politics with people’s lives.
www.pressherald.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
An article by Luisa S. Deprez, professor emerita of sociology and social policy at the University of Southern Maine, details the effects that a lack of SNAP benefits will have.
@scholars.org
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/30/l...
@scholars.org
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/30/l...
Maine SSN chapter member Amy Fried (@asfried.bsky.social) and Luisa S. Deprez discuss the upcoming Senate vote in Maine, as well as the intricacies surrounding the candidates in a Washington Monthly article. (@washingtonmonthly.com)
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/24/g...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/24/g...
Campaign 2026: As Maine Goes…
Tattooed Graham Platner and a challenger to Jared Golden are roiling their races. How Maine’s political tradition shapes these contests.
washingtonmonthly.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Maine SSN chapter member Amy Fried (@asfried.bsky.social) and Luisa S. Deprez discuss the upcoming Senate vote in Maine, as well as the intricacies surrounding the candidates in a Washington Monthly article. (@washingtonmonthly.com)
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/24/g...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/24/g...
Alicia Peters, Ph.D, associate professor of anthropology at the University of New England, wrote this op-ed in the @pressherald.com.
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/23/s...
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/23/s...
Support for human trafficking survivors must be preserved | Opinion
The Department of Justice has yet to release $88 million appropriated by Congress for victim services. In Maine, Preble Street is among those being affected.
www.pressherald.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Alicia Peters, Ph.D, associate professor of anthropology at the University of New England, wrote this op-ed in the @pressherald.com.
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/23/s...
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/23/s...
The newest op-ed is up on the @bangordailynews.bsky.social - be sure to keep your eyes open for more of our coverage as the referendum draws near!
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/25/o...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/25/o...
Opinion: Question 1 would make it harder for rural Maine voters to cast their ballots
“Rural voters are more likely to take advantage of these convenience reforms by casting their ballots early and by mailing in their votes.”
www.bangordailynews.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The newest op-ed is up on the @bangordailynews.bsky.social - be sure to keep your eyes open for more of our coverage as the referendum draws near!
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/25/o...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/25/o...
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You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires.
Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Best way to consolidate authoritarian rule is to not pay your soldiers, this has historically worked out well for everyone who has tried it.
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Best way to consolidate authoritarian rule is to not pay your soldiers, this has historically worked out well for everyone who has tried it.
One of Maine SSN’s newest members, Lucy Britt (Assistant Professor of Politics at Bates College), has a letter to the editor in the Bangor Daily News on why Q1 is about much more than voter ID—it would make absentee voting harder for many Mainers.
Letter: Save absentee voting
"Voting yes on Question 1 means voting to make it harder for elderly and homebound Mainers to get their absentee ballots."
www.bangordailynews.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
One of Maine SSN’s newest members, Lucy Britt (Assistant Professor of Politics at Bates College), has a letter to the editor in the Bangor Daily News on why Q1 is about much more than voter ID—it would make absentee voting harder for many Mainers.
Maine SSN's Amy Fried shows why Question 1 is about much more than “voter ID” — it would restrict absentee voting, eliminate phone requests, cut early-vote days, and more.
Read in the BDN: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/01/o...
Read in the BDN: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion: Question 1 is about much more than voter ID
“If the proponents wanted a referendum solely on photo ID, they could have written legislation accordingly. Instead, after getting the bill title they wanted for petitions, they added many absentee vo...
www.bangordailynews.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Maine SSN's Amy Fried shows why Question 1 is about much more than “voter ID” — it would restrict absentee voting, eliminate phone requests, cut early-vote days, and more.
Read in the BDN: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/01/o...
Read in the BDN: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/01/o...
Maine SSN's @rlarochelle.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration is actively unraveling LBJ’s Great Society — cutting back on popular health, education, and social safety net programs built over decades.
Read his full op-ed in the BDN ⬇️
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/09/26/o...
Read his full op-ed in the BDN ⬇️
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/09/26/o...
Opinion: LBJ’s Great Society is being unraveled
"Johnson’s ambitious programs generated significant backlash. Ever since the 1970s, Republicans have tried to roll back many elements of his Great Society."
www.bangordailynews.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Maine SSN's @rlarochelle.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration is actively unraveling LBJ’s Great Society — cutting back on popular health, education, and social safety net programs built over decades.
Read his full op-ed in the BDN ⬇️
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/09/26/o...
Read his full op-ed in the BDN ⬇️
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/09/26/o...
👏 Congrats to chapter member Mara Casey Tieken (Bates College) on being named a 2025–26 SSN Media Fellow! Casey Tieken's work focuses on racial and educational equity in rural schools.
She’ll work with mentors to sharpen media skills and enrich public conversations on these topics with research.
She’ll work with mentors to sharpen media skills and enrich public conversations on these topics with research.
October 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
👏 Congrats to chapter member Mara Casey Tieken (Bates College) on being named a 2025–26 SSN Media Fellow! Casey Tieken's work focuses on racial and educational equity in rural schools.
She’ll work with mentors to sharpen media skills and enrich public conversations on these topics with research.
She’ll work with mentors to sharpen media skills and enrich public conversations on these topics with research.
Our chapter member Amy Fried explains how Maine’s Question 1 would restrict voter access — from tighter mail ballot rules to fewer drop boxes. 📉
Read her op-ed in the @PressHerald: www.pressherald.com/2025/10/03/r...
Read her op-ed in the @PressHerald: www.pressherald.com/2025/10/03/r...
Research shows Question 1 would harm Maine voters | Opinion
There's a lot more to the Nov. 4 referendum question than simply presenting identification to vote.
www.pressherald.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Our chapter member Amy Fried explains how Maine’s Question 1 would restrict voter access — from tighter mail ballot rules to fewer drop boxes. 📉
Read her op-ed in the @PressHerald: www.pressherald.com/2025/10/03/r...
Read her op-ed in the @PressHerald: www.pressherald.com/2025/10/03/r...
The Maine Scholars Strategy Network has been named the 2025 “Best Chapter” Award winner by the national organization, chosen from 38 chapters nationwide. 🏆
Thanks to all our amazing members who make this work possible! 👏
Thanks to all our amazing members who make this work possible! 👏
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Maine Scholars Strategy Network has been named the 2025 “Best Chapter” Award winner by the national organization, chosen from 38 chapters nationwide. 🏆
Thanks to all our amazing members who make this work possible! 👏
Thanks to all our amazing members who make this work possible! 👏
Maine @scholars.org member Daniel Bryant has a piece in the
@bangordailynews.bsky.social this week examining Maine's urgent need for a single-payer health care system. Check it out at the link below.
@bangordailynews.bsky.social this week examining Maine's urgent need for a single-payer health care system. Check it out at the link below.
Single-payer system could help Mainers avoid rising health care costs
“Forty percent of Mainers struggle with medical debt, according to Consumers for Affordable Health Care.”
www.bangordailynews.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Maine @scholars.org member Daniel Bryant has a piece in the
@bangordailynews.bsky.social this week examining Maine's urgent need for a single-payer health care system. Check it out at the link below.
@bangordailynews.bsky.social this week examining Maine's urgent need for a single-payer health care system. Check it out at the link below.
What do you call a group of loons? Maine @scholars.org co-leader Rob Glover and Amanda Sohns say it’s time to retire “asylum” and embrace something that captures their drama and grace: "opera."
Their @bangordailynews.bsky.social op-ed dives into the power of language, history, and why words matter.
Their @bangordailynews.bsky.social op-ed dives into the power of language, history, and why words matter.
Opinion: An opera of loons
"'Asylum' is not some quaint, Victorian word. It conjures up trauma of loved ones lost to systems that saw them as problems to be contained rather than people deserving of care."
www.bangordailynews.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What do you call a group of loons? Maine @scholars.org co-leader Rob Glover and Amanda Sohns say it’s time to retire “asylum” and embrace something that captures their drama and grace: "opera."
Their @bangordailynews.bsky.social op-ed dives into the power of language, history, and why words matter.
Their @bangordailynews.bsky.social op-ed dives into the power of language, history, and why words matter.