News
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COA and Maine Law launch 3+3 pathway to legal careers
The partnership allows qualified students to earn a bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor in six years, reducing the time and cost of legal education.
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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.
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A new sculpture winds through College of the Atlantic
The installation by British artist Andy Goldsworthy comprises 250 curbstones that form a 1,000-foot path from the entrance of the Bar Harbor campus to Frenchman Bay.
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Project ReCharge in Maine: Shaping the future for educators on energy efficiency and clean energy jobs
BPA Journal reports on an engaging summer program at College of the Atlantic arms educators with the knowledge, tools, and curriculum to teach high school and middle school students about energy efficiency, energy consumption, and the burgeoning field of clean energy jobs in Maine.
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COA ranks high for financial aid, LGBTQ friendliness, classroom experience
College of the Atlantic is among the top 25 colleges and universities nationwide for best financial aid, best quality of life, and LGBTQ friendliness, among other categories, according to the Princeton Review’s The Best 389 Colleges: 2024 Edition.
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President Collins to step down
College of the Atlantic President Darron Collins ’92 will relinquish his role at the end of the academic year after more than 12 years at the helm.
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Video of gull swallowing a squirrel whole is totally normal and fine, say researchers
A viral video of a herring gull swallowing an entire squirrel whole has many people shocked and horrified. But the people who study these birds, including College of the Atlantic W.H. Drury Professor of Ecology/Natural History John Anderson, say to CBC Radio that there’s nothing to be alarmed about.
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Reimagining exploration is focus of COA Summer Institute
Some of the greatest living explorers, writers, artists, and thinkers will gather at the 2023 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute: Reimagining Exploration, held in collaboration with the National Geographic Society, on campus and streaming online.
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Sculptor Andy Goldsworthy’s first permanent artwork in Maine to be at College of the Atlantic
Fox ABC Maine reports on the 1,500-foot-long Road Line, comprised of granite curbstone, will start on Eden Street and run through the heart of campus toward the ocean.
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What exactly does a petrel chick smell like?
Down East Magazine reports on a trip to College of the Atlantic’s Great Duck Island facilitated by student researchers.