As the Mitchell Institute’s Board of Directors recently approved the second phase of the organization’s plan to increase the number of $10,000 Mitchell Scholarships awarded to college-going Maine high school seniors, the Mitchell Institute’s Scholarship Selection Committee will be able to say yes to 20 more applicants statewide in 2024, bringing the total number of… Read more »
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Three Leaders Join the Mitchell Institute’s Board of Directors in 2024
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s premier scholarship organization has announced the election of three new members to its Board of Directors: (left to right) Mitchell Scholar Tony DiSotto ’99, Maine Market President of KeyBank; Kate Wilkinson, Senior Vice President and Senior Client Advisor with Spinnaker Trust; and Jonathan Moody, Superintendent of Schools in MSAD 54. Each… Read more »
Maine Community College System Director of College Access Named Mitchell Institute Higher Education Professional of the Year
Mercedes Pour, the Mitchell Institute’s 2023 Higher Education Professional of the Year PORTLAND, Maine — The Mitchell Institute, a Maine-based college scholarship foundation created by Senator George J. Mitchell to improve college access and outcomes for students from every community in Maine, recently named Mercedes Pour as the organization’s 2023 Higher Education Professional of the… Read more »
Picture Story: Mitchell Scholar Allyson Nadeau Shares Her Recipe for Success at the Culinary Institute of America
A Study in Good Taste by Mitchell Institute on on Exposure
Video: Mitchell Scholars Give Thanks to L.L.Bean for Sponsoring MILE I Weekend
Mitchell Scholars who attended MILE I Weekend in early October 2023 are grateful to L.L.Bean for sponsoring their adventures at the New England Outdoor Center and for helping each of them #BeanOutsider atop Katahdin, on the Penobscot River, and on the shore of Millinocket Lake. The Mitchell Institute encourages every Scholar to embrace gratitude in… Read more »