International study at College of the Atlantic reaches far beyond departures and arrivals. Journeys here often begin with conversations – in classes, around kitchen tables, on boats, and along trails. Not only are you likely to debate the role gender plays in agricultural reform during a food systems course, you’ll probably discuss the debate over dinner with your professor and your Guatemalan roommate. Perhaps next term you’ll plan an internship working with an international peasant movement in Brazil or with immigrant farmers in Maine. Instead of textbooks and educational tourism, you’ll get the real thing – immersed in the tangible, immediate context of your own questions.

At College of the Atlantic, we believe studying about the world is not enough. We must study within it. We refuse to approach the world merely through mirrors, windows, and television screens. Real answers often require relocating to the other side of the glass. Whether you are an adept conjurer of a more compassionate world or an inspired and experienced intellectual vagabond, we encourage you to take your education beyond yourself – remove that glass, refuse those frames, refit your understanding, and look back.

Regardless whether you desire to study primarily on campus or often abroad, an education at College of the Atlantic is international by default. And no matter which of the many opportunities you choose, we guarantee none will come with a remote control. Trust your questions; question your assumptions. Confront the world in all its struggle and splendor. Let yourself be changed. Learn what you have to give.

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