Audio Archive
As part of its civic engagement mission, the Muskie School often hosts public forums on current public policy issues.
Lecture Series
Recent Lectures
- Breakfast with Charlie: Charlie Colgan's 2012 Maine Economic Forecast
- Professor Charlie Colgan
- January 10, 2012
- USM Muskie School of Public Service Professor Charlie Colgan presents his 2012 economic forecast for the state of Maine.
- The Great Recession and the Not-So-Great Recovery: Charlie Colgan's 2011 Maine Economic Forecast
- Professor Charlie Colgan
- January 5, 2011
- USM Muskie School of Public Service Professor Charlie Colgan serves up Maine's 2011 economic forecast. Dr. Colgan reviews 2010 and prepares us for 2011 with trends for Maine, the region and the nation.
- At the Edge of the Woods: Charlie Colgan's 2010 Maine Economic Forecast
- Professor Charlie Colgan
- January 13, 2010
- Hidden Healthcare Costs of Domestic Violence
- Audio Conference
- September 17, 2009
- Achieving the Elusive Great Society: Why We Must Re-Awaken The War On Poverty
- Professor Peter Edelman, Georgetown University Law Center
- October 2, 2009
- Hosted by the University of Maine School of Law
- All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America?
- Joel Berg, Executive Director, NYC Coalition Against Hunger
- May 21, 2009
- E2Tech Conference: Climate Change and Energy—Options for Maine
- February 26, 2009
- Held at the Muskie School of Public Service on the USM Portland campus
- Breakfast with Charlie: 2009 Economic Forecast for Maine
- Professor Charlie Colgan
- January 14, 2009
- Restoring the EPA: Carrying Senator Muskie's Legacy into the 21st Century
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)
- October 17, 2008
- 1st Congressional District Primary Debate
- Michael Brennan (D), Adam Cote (D), Mark Lawrence (D), Chellie Pingree (D), Dean Scontras (R), Ethan Strimling (D), Charles Summers (R)
- May 29, 2008
- A Presidential Vice-President: Lessons from the 1968 Muskie Campaign
- Dr. Joel K. Goldstein, St. Louis University School of Law
- April 23, 2008
- Toward a Sustainable Energy Future
- Charlie Stephens, Adjuvant Consulting
- March 21, 2008
- 2008 Maine Economic Forecast
- Professor Charlie Colgan
- January 9, 2008
Muskie News
Professor Charlie Colgan presents 2012 Maine Economic Forecast

On January 10, Professor Charlie Colgan presented his 2012 economic forecast for the state of Maine at the annual event “Breakfast with Charlie.” Colgan is a former Maine state economist and current chair of the Muskie School of Public Service Community Planning & Development master’s program. Presentation slides and audio from this morning’s presentation are [...]
New Findings on ‘New Americans’

The New Americans project, a collaboration between the USM Muskie School and Oldham Innovative Research, has released its final report, New Americans: Child Care Decision-making of Refugee and Immigrant Parents of English Language Learners.