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December is widely regarded as the season of giving. Given the results of this year’s Alumnathon fundraising campaign, it must be a sentiment shared by many within the Mitchell Scholar Alumni community. During two weeks in early to mid-December, 15 members of the Mitchell Institute Alumni Council (MIAC) and Institute Board member Nate Kinney ’08… Read more »

Within weeks of the 2023 Mitchell Scholarship application period opening, News Center Maine reporter Chloe Teboe visited the Mitchell Institute for interviews with four Mitchell Scholars about the impact of the Scholarship and its many wraparound supports on college-going young people statewide. Joining Teboe for the interview that aired on Jan. 18, 2023, were (left… Read more »

We welcome graduating students from Maine’s public high schools to submit online applications before midnight on April 1, 2023. Information about the Mitchell Scholarship and the application process is available on the Mitchell Scholarship application page. We look forward to welcoming the 2023 Mitchell Scholars to our community. New for the 2023 Mitchell Scholarship application… Read more »

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes, 22 seconds At the end of a 12-hour shift and before heading home for some hard-earned shuteye, traveling nurse Caleb Cullen pauses for a photo at daybreak, outside Maine Medical Center in Portland. For many newly minted college graduates, the pandemic forced a delayed entry into the job market or… Read more »

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes, 53 seconds. Given that Heidi Harrison has consulted on brand communications strategy for household names in footwear, consumer electronics, and even pet food, one might think she prioritizes products over people in her thinking and in her approach to life. Not so. “Early on, I realized I had an interest… Read more »