Maine SSN Builds Pipeline for Policy Impact with Fellows Program
"Faculty members and scholars have a wealth of knowledge and information that can help inform and shape the major debates in our state." - John Kozinski, Government Relations Director, Maine Education Association Maine public schools have long suffered from a teacher shortage. One of the reasons: low teacher pay. In...
Introducing Maine SSN Policy Fellows 2023-24
In the 2023-2024 academic year, the Maine Chapter of SSN is thrilled to continue its "Policy Fellows" initiative, now in its second year. The goal is to provide tailored one-on-one support for scholars and researchers to amplify their public voice and maximize their policy impact (particularly those early in their...
Chapter Spotlight: Maine SSN Works to Improve Poll Worker Recruitment and Trust in Elections
“ Poll workers are an integral part of Maine’s election system. The research that Dr. Glover, Dr. LaBouff and Dr. LeVan are conducting is giving us more information about the motivations that bring poll workers to serve in this capacity and what is effective in reaching them for recruitment. This...
Introducing Maine SSN Policy Fellows
The Maine SSN Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network is pleased to introduce their first cohort of Policy Engagement Fellows . This is a unique, localized fellowship opportunity for public policy engagement. The fellowship provides an opportunity to link Maine-based scholars and researchers to pressing public policy questions while receiving...
Maine - Understanding and Supporting Election Poll Workers
Project Objective: Identifying the important role poll workers play in building trust in elections, the project launched a research-practice collaboration. Beginning with a survey in collaboration with the Maine Secretary of State’s Office, Maine Town and City Clerks Association (MTCCA), and the Maine League of Women Voters, the survey’s primary...
Chapter Spotlight: Maine SSN Builds Relationships with State and Local Policymakers
“SSN scholars can bring real stories from real Mainers and real Maine families…The things we are trying to decide—when we can talk about it in terms of our own Mainers, our own neighbors, our own community members, it’s just really invaluable.” - Charlotte Warren, Maine House Representative In a small...