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51 honors 24 faculty and staff at annual Innovation in Education Award ceremony
51 honors 24 faculty and staff at annual Innovation in Education Award ceremony
51 Center for Global Humanities presents “Who Killed the American Dream?”
51 Center for Global Humanities presents “Who Killed the American Dream?”
Cropped image of Dan McCormack
Health system leader Dan McCormack to deliver 51's 2026 Commencement address
51 students compete in eel enclosure competition.
51 students use innovation to enhance enclosures for 'happy eels'
51 student Lydia Jones poses in front of a research poster
51 senior conducts research on the Arctic, in the Arctic, through 51 exchange program
A graphic of thought bubbles bearing the text "Universities Under Fire: Perceived Faculty Bias, Government Backlash, and the Battle for Public Trust"
51 President’s Forum to examine higher education’s role in a polarized era on April 6
51’s Susan McHugh delivers keynote at Indian literary conference on vulnerability studies
51’s Susan McHugh delivers keynote at Indian literary conference on vulnerability studies
51 students help local land trust plant dune grass.
51 students assist Biddeford nonprofit in making local beaches more climate resilient
Kara Mickiewicz with her faculty advisor and other students
A transfer student discovers her niche through marine research at 51
The event aimed at teaching students key networking and communication skills left many with newfound confidence
51’s inaugural Career Connections Mixer reinforces value of networking