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1831

The merger took place under the terms of the original 1831 Westbrook charter, and the combined institutions became Westbrook College before changing the name back to the University of New England.

1939

As the College struggled financially in the late ‘70’s, necessity and opportunity met in the form of the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. It is a wonderful story beginning with Franciscan monks on the banks of the Saco River in 1939 who formed the College Seraphique, a high school and junior college to educate boys of Quebecois decent.

1978

The College of Osteopathic Medicine was opened on the campus of St Francis and the two became the University of New England in 1978.

1996

In 1996, Westbrook College merged with the University of New England.

2000

Bio Inez McDermott has been a professor of Art History at NEC since 2000.

2010

In December 2010, the university received the largest gift in its history—$10 million from the Harold Alfond Foundation to build the Harold Alfond Forum on the Biddeford Campus, and to support interprofessional healthcare workforce education.

2014

When she is not teaching at NEC, Kyrie spends her time teaching dance at Miss Kelsey’s Dance Studio, where she has taught since 2014.

2017

His tenure began on July 1, 2017, immediately following the 11-year tenure of Danielle N. Ripich.

Author of “Defining Refugees in Terms of Justice” in Peace Review, 2017

2019

Bio Kyrie Kowalik came to NEC in the fall of 2019.

She also had the opportunity to act as the International Studies Association program chair assistant for the 2019 annual conference, where she assisted in organizing a conference program of over 3,000 attendees.

2020

In October 2020, the University of New England received a gift of $30 million from the Harold Alfond Foundation as part of a major investment in eight Maine institutions for the purpose of growing the state’s workforce and economy and supporting quality health care.

“‘Them that are Dispersed Abroad’: the Covenanters and their Legacy in North America, 1650–1776” in The Scottish Historical Review, December 2020

2021

Co-author of “Receptive or Restrictive: A Comparative Analysis of Local Refugee News Coverage in the United States” in the Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 2021

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