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Just weeks ahead of his 90th birthday, Senator George J. Mitchell did something that the pandemic and his bout with leukemia have prevented him from doing over the past five years: personally congratulate new Mitchell Scholars at the annual Welcome Celebration and share some life wisdom as they begin their college journeys. To the surprise… Read more »

In the latest episode of the Scholars Speak podcast, host Michele Martin, the 1999 Mitchell Scholar from Scarborough High School, catches up with perhaps the only Mitchell Scholar currently in the employ of the National Basketball Association. Listen up as Leo Wing, the 2015 Mitchell Scholar from Cape Elizabeth High School and Economics and English… Read more »

PORTLAND, Maine — The Mitchell Institute’s strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency have earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most-utilized independent charity evaluator. This rating designates the Mitchell Institute as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that the organization is using its donations effectively based on Charity Navigator’s… Read more »

At the Roux Institute, Mitchell Scholars engage with NIMBLE Founder and CEO Mariette Wharton to help solve a crisis facing teen refugees in Kenya. Gathering at the ‘Roux MILE’ to Learn Design Thinking by Mitchell Institute on on Exposure

In late June, we announced the Class of 2023 Mitchell Scholars on our social media channels and website. It is, by far, the most joyful news we share with the world every year. We also announced the 166 new Mitchell Scholarship recipients in a wave of press releases to newspapers large and small across Maine,… Read more »