A plan to move the University of Maine School of Law to temporary digs in downtown Portland got a green light Wednesday from a key committee before moving to a full vote by the UMaine System Board of Trustees on May 24.
Under a plan endorsed by members of the finance, facilities and technology committee, Maine Law would move to a leased space at 300 Fore St. until a new home goes up at the University of Southern Maine campus in Portland.
The same committee also approved the second reading of the University of Maine System s $572 million operating budget for the 2022 fiscal year, advancing the plan to the Board for final approval on May 24. The budget was balanced without a pandemic-related increase in student tuition or fees but includes an inflation-based adjustment across the System s universities. (Tuition at MaineLaw will be unchanged in the upcoming academic year for both in-state and out-of-state students.)
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A couple of weeks ago we posted on the case of David Streckfuss, who worked for 27 years at Khon Kaen University and with CIEE: Council On International Educational Exchange, who had his work-permit with KKU revoked on 19 March. That meant his tenure in Thailand was tenuous.
Because Streckfuss worked with groups of young activists and because he has written and commented on lese majeste, many wondered if this politically motivated. After all, KKU’s
decision came after police visited the University President and Faculty Dean following Streckfuss having participated in a workshop which partly involved discussion of decentralization.
For the cops and the regime, “decentralization” can be code for separatism.
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Quiet Ratsadorn protest in Khon Kaen
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3 A protester shows a picture of Parit Chiwarak during he silenbt protest against the detention of leading activists, outside Khon Kaen University on Sunday. (Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri)
KHON KAEN: About 20 members of the anti-government Ratsadon group staged a quiet protest, standing still in front of the Khon Kaen University nameboard on the Mitraphap highway in Muang district on Sunday, demanding the release on bail of their leaders detained in prisons across the country.
All of them strictly followed provincial health safety rules, having their temperatures taken and santising their hands before starting their protest about 6pm. They were closely watched by uniformed and plainclothed police.
Uni denies police pressure to revoke academic s contract
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published : 18 Apr 2021 at 06:00
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Khon Kaen University on Saturday denied being pressured by the police to terminate the employment contract of American academic David Streckfuss over his political activism, saying the agreement was scrapped for professional reasons. No police or any other state officials met and pressured the university or dean of the faculty to terminate the contract of Mr Streckfuss, as reported by the media, said the president of Khon Kaen University, Assoc Prof Charnchai Pangthongviriyakul.
He said the decision was taken as Mr Streckfuss was unable to secure international students for the university s exchange programme.