News
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“Even down here, there are stars:” Thoughts on a prize-winning essay
Norton Writer’s Prize awardee Eun-Jae Norris ’26 reflects on creation, imagination, and the duty of writers.
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College of the Atlantic and partners win $50k to develop PFAS filters for coastal waters
Professor Sarah Hall and earth science students will work to stem the flow of forever chemicals into Acadia National Park’s ecosystems.
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New scholarship offers full tuition to Maine students at College of the Atlantic
The Pine Tree Scholars program aims to expand access to higher education for Maine residents and build on our shared future.
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Learning to lead from the ground up: COA launches Farm & Garden Fellows Program
The Thoreau Foundation-funded pilot integrates classroom study, experiential work, and mentorship to prepare students to lead the transition toward just and resilient food systems.
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Making meaning: Writing is relevant
Writing meets passion for Bliss Matthews ’28 as she uses the principles of genre and rhetorical analysis to lead a weekly program focused on foundational kitchen skills.
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From campus to community: How COA powers local life and economy
College of the Atlantic generates lasting economic, social, and cultural benefits for its surrounding communities, supporting jobs, local businesses, and civic life year-round.
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Celebrating our sustainability
Beyond College of the Atlantic’s environmental progress towards a fossil fuel-free campus, COA is a leader in sustainability because of the heavily human element of our work and academics here.
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10 years at #1: COA named nation’s greenest college
College of the Atlantic’s sustained leadership in environmental stewardship, academic integration of sustainability, and deep community commitment to climate justice has led The Princeton Review to name the school the nation’s #1 Green College for 10 consecutive years.
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Rozalia project launches marine debris cleanup mission
Lydia Burnet ’25 leads an effort to remove washed up lobster traps and other discarded resources from Great Duck Island, home to COA’s Alice Eno Field Research Station and a key nesting ground for Leach’s storm-petrels.
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A road trip through Maine in search of America’s rarest apples [Wall Street Journal]
College of the Atlantic history professor Todd Little-Siebold and fourth-generation orchardist Polly McAdam ’14 inform the author’s search for coveted, historic specimens along Maine’s 3,500-mile coastline.
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A whale of a legacy: Maine Beer Company and COA Allied Whale
From a modest gift to a soaring skeleton, decades of partnership continue to protect Maine’s majestic marine creatures.
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Welcoming the new academic year
Fall term is the perfect moment to pause, re-ground ourselves in what we value, and celebrate the people who make this place extraordinary.