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- Posted: 12.13.11
The Mitchell Institute is pleased to release a Research Brief, College Access and Persistence in Maine. The 8-page report provides evidence of the value of a college education to Maine people and the state's economy, and highlights several issues Maine needs to address to remove existing barriers to college. To download the report, click here. The Mitchell Institute thanks Maine Community Foundation for supporting this work.
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- Posted: 11.10.11
Many thanks to our supporters for the most successful Fall Gala yet! Over 400 people attended, including 60 Mitchell Scholars and Alumni. Speakers included Mitchell Scholars Kim Dao, Hannah DeAngelis and Jason Long, Senator George Mitchell and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree. Visit the Mitchell Institute Events page for photos and video.
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- Posted: 10.20.11
The Mitchell Institute authors the Compact's annual report on indicators of higher educational attainment in Maine. In the 2011 report, we find positive progress since 2000 on nine of fourteen indicators, including measures of young people's preparation for college, state support for higher education, and benefits of higher education. College affordability in Maine, however, is moving in the wrong direction, and postsecondary enrollments among Maine adults are low. The bottom line: Maine is making progress, but momentum needs to pick up speed if we are to meet the Compact's goal of exceeding the New England average of adults with college degrees by 2020. Download a PDF version of the 32-page report by clicking here.
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- Posted: 9.12.11
The Mitchell Institute announced today that Colleen J. Quint, the Institute's longtime Executive Director, will step down at the end of the year to pursue other opportunities. "I am deeply grateful to Colleen for the vision and energy she has brought to this work," said Senator George Mitchell, the organization's founder and Honorary Chair of its Board. "From her very first day, she has been a tireless advocate for Maine students and a champion for our Mitchell Scholars." Following her transition from the Mitchell Institute, Ms. Quint will serve as a Special Consultant to Maguire Associates, one of the nation's leading educational consulting firms. David Johnson, president of the Mitchell Institute Board of Directors, indicated that the search for a new Executive Director will begin this fall.
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- Updated: 7.6.11
Recently we sent out the first round of Fellowship checks to the spring round of recipients! With the support of a generous donation from the J.A. & E.S. Hughes Fund at the Maine Community Foundation, we were thrilled to award just over $28,000 in this initial administration to 35 Scholars and Alums. Click here to learn about the plethora of opportunities Mitchell Fellows are pursuing.
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- Posted: 6.24.11
The Mitchell Institute has just published its Annual Report for 2010. To read about our progress and impact--along with profiles of some of our wonderful Mitchell Scholars, Alumni, and supporters--click here.
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- Posted: 6.6.11
Senator George J. Mitchell was in Maine today to announce the selection of this year's Mitchell Scholars--and to share news of an increase to the scholarships from $5,000 to $6,000 per student. "It is especially exciting to announce that the Board of Directors of the Institute recently approved an increase in the value of the scholarships we award. Beginning with the students just selected, the Mitchell Scholarships will be $6,000. We know that college costs are rising even as family resources are diminishing. This decision to increase the scholarship signals our commitment to Maine's students, and to the future of this great state," said Senator Mitchell. One hundred twenty-nine (129) Maine high school students have been chosen as the 2011 Mitchell Scholars--one from every public high school in the state. Click here for the news release, including a list of the 2011 Scholars.
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