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In the latest episode of Scholars Speak, we’re joined by Courtney Jurson, the 2014 Mitchell Scholar from Hodgdon Middle/High School, a Kinesiology graduate of the University of Maine, and, now, a full-time firefighter and paramedic with the Bangor Fire Department. Listen up as Jurson talks about how she came to a career in the fire… Read more »

As we reported this past fall, Mitchell Institute Scholarship Director Casey Near (pictured upper right) made an ambitious offer to Maine high school leaders in September: to visit their school with a Mitchell Scholar and provide students with guidance on the college search and admission process as well as help with opening Mitchell Scholarship applications…. Read more »

ICYMI, here’s a sampling of what was liked, loved, and shared on our social media channels in February 2025. Shared Values, missions were on the menu at our Community organizations BreakfasT With heavy snow in the forecast on February 6, we were delighted to have nearly 20 representatives from Maine schools, colleges, scholarship programs, and… Read more »

ICYMI, here’s a sampling of what was liked, loved, and shared on our social media channels in January 2025. Twenty Mitchell Scholars stop by for lunch during the semester break We were thrilled to host 20 Mitchell Scholars for a community lunch in early January at the Mitchell Institute. Timed to catch Scholars while they… Read more »

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s premier scholarship organization has announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors: (left to right) Cary Olson Cartwright, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Unum; Christina Consigli, Senior Project Manager at Consigli Construction; Malinda Gagnon ’99, CEO of Uprise Partners; and Kevin Hancock, Managing Owner… Read more »