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Book suggests new vision for artificial intelligience
Smarter Planet or Wiser Earth?, by College of the Atlantic philosophy professor Gray Cox, calls for a radical rethinking of how we conceive of AI.
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Performance art, pottery influence experiential exploration
An unconventional senior project has College of the Atlantic student Simone E Le Page counting grains of rice, creating clay pots just to break them, and walking campus backwards as they consider time, success and failure, and breaking the bonds of an alienating world.
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All-hands effort studies mountaintop mammals
Vertebrate ecologist Dr. Brittany Slabach ’09 is using her Second Century Stewardship to collaborate with COA students, faculty, and alumnx on a study that examines how recreational trail use and sub-alpine management affects mountaintop mammal communities in Acadia National Park.
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COA cited as region’s top ranked college for economic diversity among students
The Quietside Journal details how College of the Atlantic has the highest ranking among major colleges in northern New England for having the greatest economic diversity among its students, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
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Maine educator preparation programs honored with 2023 Excellence Awards
Maine public and independent higher education institutions that prepare students for teaching careers, including College of the Atlantic, are honored with Excellence Awards by the New England Board of Higher Education.
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Alum awarded for ceramics work
Through her work as a ceramicist and cultural producer, 2023 Jorum Craft Award recipient Eleanor White ’22 aims to nurture multispecies relationality with participatory art interventions.
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College of the Atlantic, Colby snag top two spots on green colleges list
For the eighth year in a row, College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor ranks No. 1 nationally in the Princeton Review’s “Guide to Green Colleges.”
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Adopt a whale for the perfect holiday gift
College of the Atlantic Allied Whale’s adoption program supports critical research and conservation efforts for majestic, endangered humpback and fin whales and provides novel, eco-friendly gifts for young marine aficionados.
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College of the Atlantic partners with Campus Compact to make an impact on climate change
COA is one of nine inaugural host sites for AmeriCorps’ new Campus Climate Action Corps program. The school will host one full-time and four part-time AmeriCorps members to implement real climate solutions on campus and in the surrounding community.
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COA students bring fresh perspective to UN climate conference
A delegation of students attending the 28th Conference of the Parties intend to speak up for real climate solutions and disrupt the greenwashing that they say is all too prevalent at these events.
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Two Maine colleges among 13 institutions receiving $3.275 million to tackle student mental health
Unity Environmental University and College of the Atlantic to receive capacity grant designed as a precursor to a total of $8.5 million toward students’ wellbeing.
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Finding strength in smallness
College of the Atlantic is among green colleges and universities at the forefront of challenging higher education to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, educate students about alternatives, and create solutions that can be applied locally and worldwide.