Professor Ali Abdullatif Ahmida was born in Waddan, Libya and educated at Cairo University in Egypt and The University of Washington, Seattle.  He is the founding Chair (2000 – 2014) of the Department of Political Science at the University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA.  His areas of expertise are political theory, comparative politics, and historical sociology.  His scholarship is cross-cultural and focuses on power, agency and anti-colonial resistance in North Africa, especially in modern Libya.

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Ph.D. Yale University (Comparative Literature, 1999)Read More

Audrey Bartholomew is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Education Department and is a former special education, K-12 teacher.  She currently teaches coursework in special education courses including introduction to special education, Autism, special education methods, and supporting challenging behavior. Audrey's research interests include scholarship of her own teaching and learning, and how to include students with disabilities in general education through meaningful instruction and positive behavior supports.  She has provided extensive training in Maine and other states on... Read More

Susan Bell received an undergraduate degree from Salisbury University and a masters degree from the University of Houston.  Her professional interests include differential equations, Laplace transforms, and incorporating technology into learning.  Ms. Bell is an editor of the North American GeoGebra Journal and co-chair of the GeoGebra Institute of Maine.  Hobbies:  Whitewater kayaking, whitewater paddleboarding, trail running, hiking, yoga, and meditation.Read More

As a music historian and performer Mr. Killough has been an integral part of the New England music scene for the past twenty years. After attending both the Berklee College of Music and the University of New Hampshire from which he received a Bachelor of the Arts and Master of the Arts in music performance and history Mr. Killough began giving lectures and performances on the life and music of Django Reinhardt. His group the Hot Club of Portland has... Read More

Christopher has more than 20 years of corporate and business experience, ranging from sales, management, marketing, small business ownership, to other tasks such as supervision, inventory control, budgeting, wholesale, retail, as well as curriculum development. Christopher has also been teaching professionally since 2000. He earned a BSBA from Western New England College and a MBA from the University of Phoenix. 

"I enjoy teaching especially college students, and my greatest joy is when the light bulb goes off in a student’s head, also known as... Read More