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    Pantsuit Nation founder Libby Chamberlain is at College of the Atlantic as part of the 2018 summer event series.
    COA Summer Series Gets Underway
    College of the Atlantic’s summer event series, including Coffee and Conversations, a feature art exhibit, and the second annual Champlain Institute, brings scholars, artists, activists, political leaders, conservationists and others to the College’s seaside campus for intriguing explorations of creativity, religion, current events, international relations, and more.
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    The College of the Atlantic class of 2018.
    Celebration and Sunshine Mark 45th Commencement
    College of the Atlantic’s annual graduation ceremony gathers smiling families, friends, alumni, faculty, staff, and students for a grand sendoff celebration.
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    Ed Kaelber
    Kaelber Remembered as Remarkable Leader
    College of the Atlantic founding president Ed Kaelber is remembered as a kind, bright soul with infectious optimism, brilliant interpersonal skills, and uncommon wisdom. He set the college on a solid path forward during its crucial first years, and continued to influence its success until his death at age 94.
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    College of the Atlantic students participate in intensive field research in the Sierra Nevada.
    Field Intensive Builds Environmental Science Skills
    A month-long geoscience research program in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains has College of the Atlantic students surveying soil conditions, assessing geohazards, kayaking, and doing homework under lantern light as they gain critical professional experience in the field.

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    bill carpenter
    Looking Back on Nearly 50 Years of Human Ecology
    College of the Atlantic creative writing professor and founding faculty member Dr. Bill Carpenter shares a humorous, heartfelt reflection on the history of the college at the annual Laurel Ceremony for graduating seniors.
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    Talya Benzer-Shuman '21 observes a clam on the mud flats at Hunters Beach, getting practical experience with the many orga...
    Exploring Where the Land Meets the Sea
    College of the Atlantic students in Dr. Sean Todd’s Oceanography course hit the local mudflats in Acadia National Park for practical experience in beach profiling.
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    Gaia Lopez Barrera 18’
    Students to Highlight Commencement

    Five seniors share their perspectives at College of the Atlantic’s 45th annual graduation ceremony. From international climate politics to writing, theater, and food systems, their degree paths reflect the multiplicity of passions that contribute to COA’s human-ecological ecosystem.

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