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    Students on top of Great Duck Island Lighthouse
    COA Debuts as a U.S. News Most Innovative College
    College of the Atlantic is one of the most innovative liberal arts colleges in the country, and one of the best values, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges.
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    College of the Atlantic Bar Island Swim 2018.
    COA Plunges into Academic Year
    Inspiring speeches and the annual Bar Island Swim in Frenchman Bay highlight convocation day activities at College of the Atlantic.
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    Sustainability education at College of the Atlantic integrates community involvement and real-world experiences with acade...
    Sustainability Opportunities Abound at College of the Atlantic
    COA’s pioneering, trans-disciplinary curriculum is ranked among the Top 10 for integrating sustainability education, according to the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication featuring high-impact and innovative initiatives from colleges and universities worldwide.

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    Building a Bioliterate Future, One Organism at a Time
    Expanding our understanding of the many species of animals living around us is crucial to protecting the Earth’s biodiversity, evolutionary ecologist Dr. Dan Janzen tells College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum, and with the advent of DNA barcoding, it’s easier now than ever before.
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    Wilderness Trip Reaches for the Heights
    College of the Atlantic’s Outdoor Orientation Programs (OOPs) include hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, and more, giving incoming students opportunities to discover themselves, their classmates, and the great outdoors. The Baxter Peaks trip sends students on a six-day journey through Maine’s rugged Baxter State Park.
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    COA students and local teachers use mindfulness training to become better teachers and facilitators to their future students.
    Education Students and Maine Teachers Gather for SUCCESS

    College of the Atlantic students and education professionals study place-based education, mindfulness, and connecting the local with the global at the Sustainable Coastal Communities, Educators, Students, and Schools Institute, a collaboration between COA and Island Institute.

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