Title

State of the University address delivered by President Ferrini-Mundy

Document Type

Article

Authors

Maria Maxsimic

Date

2-10-2020

Keywords

Educational equity, Racial justice, Black History Month

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Description

On Feb. 4, 2020, President Joan Ferrini-Mundy delivered the State of the University address to a crowd of community members, faculty and alumni. Dr. Eric Wilmot, a professor in mathematics and statistics, introduced the University of Maine Orono and Machias’ president. During the address, Ferrini-Mundy touched upon a number of different successes that the two campuses had celebrated in the past year. Additionally, she described the challenges that the universities are expected to face this coming year and what the plans are to address the foreseen problems. Ferrini-Mundy acknowledged the beginning of Black History Month, which is celebrated during the month of February. Feb. 26 will mark the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment, which gave African-American men the right to vote.

Identifier

Racial Justice_Maine Campus_2021_01_16o

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Recommended Citation

Maxsimic, Maria, "State of the University address delivered by President Ferrini-Mundy" (2020). University of Maine Racial Justice Collection. 175.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/racial_justice/175