Chamberlain Look to the past for Maine universities of the future

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Grappling with the goals and future of a university is nothing new, as former Maine Gov. Joshua Chamberlain made clear in his 1871 inaugural address as the new president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick. As the University of Maine System finds itself in a continual struggle to attract students and revenue, it might be helpful to reach back into history for perspective.

In his 1871 speech, Chamberlain ripped the college as “behind the times,” and laid out unpopular ideas to modernize it: Start a science department, admit women, boost academic rigor, teach German and French and step back from Congregationalism....

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