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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As universities and other institutions grapple with ways to fight climate change, College of the Atlantic is nudging its students to reach outside the school’s boundaries and start changing the real world.
Whales face a perilous situation as rapidly rising water temperatures affect their food sources, habitats, and migration patterns, College of the Atlantic Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Sciences Dr. Sean Todd tells National Public Radio as part of their series, From Miami To Maine: Adapting To a Changing Climate.
Shooting in downtown Bar Harbor for a film production course.
Image from the end-of-term exhibit by students in Biology Through the Lens. In the course, students develop technical, observational, and aesthetic skills to extract relevant information from the natural world and organisms collected from nature.
Students participate in a clam flat survey in Frenchman Bay.
