Media covers UNE’s announcement of Chellie Pingree as 2012 Commencement speaker

UNE’s announcement that Congresswoman Chellie Pingree will serve as the 2012 Commencement speaker received coverage from a variety of media, including The Portland Press Herald, the online Boston Globe, and the Associated Press.

Pingree will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree at the May 19th ceremony, which will be held at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Also receiving an honorary degree will be University of Maine Farmington President Theodora J. Kalikow, Ph.D., for her contribution to Maine’s educational and civic life.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.