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The core mission of the Mitchell Institute is to increase the likelihood that young people from every community in Maine will aspire to, pursue, and achieve a college education. The Institute strengthens Maine communities by providing a path to success in college and beyond for Maine students. Every year, the Institute awards a scholarship to… Read more »

Gala’s Glorious Return by Mitchell Institute on on Exposure

The Pioneer Scholar Program, a partnership between generous supporters and the Mitchell Institute, provides the opportunity to recognize specific Mitchell Scholars and Alumni who, through their contributions to school and community and their demonstration of certain qualities – as students and as citizens – stand out for acknowledgment. Each Pioneer Scholarship has been established with endowed… Read more »

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 40 seconds. The Mitchell Institute’s 2022 Fall Gala drew a record number of sponsors and guests who helped push the annual event’s fundraising total to an event-record $297,000 for Maine’s premier scholarship organization. Among this year’s attendees was Parke Burmeister, a partner at and co-founder of Casco Bay Law, a… Read more »

In this next installment of the Mitchell Institute podcast Scholars Speak, Host Michele Martin, the 1999 Mitchell Scholar from Scarborough High School, catches up with Kate Durost, the 2003 Mitchell Scholar from George Stevens Academy. Listen up as Durost, a self-described “poster child for a non-linear path,” explains how she majored in marine biology, minored… Read more »