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Former names | Gorham Normal School (1878–1945) Portland University (1921–1933) Portland Junior College (1933–1957) Gorham State Teachers College (1945–1964) University of Maine at Portland (1957–1970) Gorham State College (1964–1970) University of Maine at Portland-Gorham (1970–1978) |
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| Motto | The University of Everyone |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1878 |
Parent institution | University of Maine System |
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| President | Jacqueline Edmondson[1] |
| Students | 7,996 (2021)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 5,956 (2021)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 1,778 (2021)[2] |
| Location | , United States 43°39′45″N 70°16′34″W / 43.66250°N 70.27611°W |
| Campus | Urban, Suburban, 142 acres (57 ha) |
| Newspaper | The Free Press |
| Colors | Royal Blue Gold |
| Nickname | Huskies |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III |
| Mascot | Champ the Husky |
| Website | usm |
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The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston, Maine, United States. It is the southernmost of the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universities, Gorham Normal School and Portland University. The two universities, later known as Gorham State College and the University of Maine at Portland, were combined in 1970 to help streamline the public university system in Maine and eventually expanded by adding the Lewiston campus in 1988.
The Portland Campus is home to the Edmund Muskie School of Public Service, the Bio Sciences Research Institute, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Osher Map Library, and the USM School of Business. The Gorham campus, much more residential, is home to the School of Education and Human Development and the School of Music.[3]
- ^ "Jacqueline Edmondson named 14th President of the University of Southern Maine". usm.maine.edu. May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "University of Southern Maine By the Numbers Academic Year 2021–2022" (PDF). www.usm.maine.edu/aair. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ USM's Lewiston-Auburn College provides undergraduate and graduate degrees through its unique interdisciplinary curriculum. "USM History and Mission". University of Southern Maine. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.