Programs on race, culture, religion, and a range of human experiences are on tap with the launch of The College of the Atlantic Diverse Voices Series.
The Maine Farmers and Gardeners Association selects artist Arika von Edler ’12’s whimsical illustration of pigs to for their iconic Common Ground Fair poster. It is von Edler’s second time in recent years to create the lead image for the fair.
From biomedical research to agriculture, and renewable energy to alternative literature, the interests of this year’s senior graduation speakers represent the variety and depth of human ecology.
COA’s annual graduation celebration will draw alumni, family, and friends from near and far to the college’s beautiful waterfront campus. Poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib is this year’s keynote speaker.
Members of the grassroots organization A Climate to Thrive, including COA MPhil candidate Lisa Bjerke ’13, join the Human Ecology Forum to talk about bringing energy independence to Mount Desert Island by the year 2030.
Photojournalist and Island Institute co-founder Peter Ralston shares images and reflections of his visit to the remote northern reaches of the planet at College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum.