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Bayo Akomolafe to deliver keynote address at COA’s 53rd Commencement
The posthumanist philosopher and poetic cultural theorist will bring his provocative “post-activist” insights to graduates at the June 6 ceremony.
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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
The Wall Street Journal writes about College of the Atlantic history professor Todd Little-Siebold and fourth-generation orchardist Polly McAdam ’14 and their 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.
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$8.5m awarded for student well-being initiative
College of the Atlantic is among a national group of colleges funded by the Endeavor Foundation in support of groundbreaking work to enhance student mental health and well-being.
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The French connection: The lost fruit and farmers of La Acadie
College of the Atlantic professor Todd Little-Siebold of the COA Maine Apple Lab digs deep into the question of how French settlers and missionaries shaped the apples we eat today in this video by the Wilson Museum.
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Forgotten fruit, forgotten farmers: North America’s earliest apple history
The fascinating origin story of apples is explored by College of the Atlantic professor Todd Little-Siebold of the COA Maine Apple Lab, speaking at the University of Idaho Heritage Orchard Conference.
