Around campus:

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  COA represents at Northeast Natural History Conference

  College of the Atlantic students share original research and network with professionals at the largest annual natural history gathering in the northeast. 
  

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  Love of frogs leads to Watson Fellowship

  A passion for amphibians has landed Jasper White ’22 a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. White will travel the globe for a year to research a disease that’s driving many frog populations to extinction, while also working with community-led conservation organizations to understand and address our moral obligation to threatened species.
  
  

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  Students net $10,000 peace award

  Projects for Peace winners Taibatou Adamou ’22 and Aniruddha Jaydeokar ’23 will support a group of small business owners in Niamey with their collaborative project, Empower Women Entrepreneurs for Peace in Niger.
  

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  Work presented at Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

  Five College of the Atlantic students present posters featuring work from their independent studies in earth sciene at the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference.

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  Honorary degree recipient announced

  Writer, poet, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs will receive an honorary Master of Philosophy degree in human ecology at College of the Atlantic’s 49th commencement ceremony.

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  New residence hall slated for campus

  With plans to build a highly sustainable, 46-student residence hall nearly complete, College of the Atlantic looks forward to expanding on-campus housing options.

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  Jennifer Boylan named COA commencement speaker

  Author, professor, and nationally known human rights advocate Jennifer Finney Boylan will provide the keynote address at College of the Atlantic’s 49th commencement ceremony. All are welcome!

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  COA 24-Hour Challenge nets record haul

  College of the Atlantic raised nearly $200,000 during their yearly 24-Hour Challenge fundraiser Feb. 8, setting a new one-day fundraising record.

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  It’s 24-Hour Challenge time!

  College of the Atlantic’s 10th annual 24-Hour Challenge is a great opportunity for alumnx, students, faculty, staff, family, and friends of the college to join together in support of student scholarships, financial aid, field-based coursework, and more.

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  Leaders journey in the great outdoors

  The College of the Atlantic outdoor leadership program helps students develop wilderness survival skills while generating confidence, building community, and experiencing the beauty, and awe, of Maine’s rugged landscape.

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  New zero-waste ranking names COA as top school

  College of the Atlantic is the #1 zero-waste campus in the country, according to a new ranking from the Post Landfill Action Network.

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  College of the Atlantic sets mark for highest voter turnout

  COA is in a three-way tie with two other campuses for the highest undergraduate voting rate in the nation, according to the results of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

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  COA tops green college list for sixth consecutive year

  With high marks for regional and organic foods, a strong culture of waste diversion, and a broad commitment to sustainability-focused academics, College of the Atlantic takes the #1 spot in The Princeton Review’s 2022 Guide to Green Colleges. It is the sixth year in a row for COA to be named the greenest school.

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  COA professor takes Fulbright journey

  A Fulbright Specialist Award leads to a month-long teaching adventure in Colombia for College of the Atlantic business professor Jay Friedlander.

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  COA opens 50th academic year

  Record enrollment, a new, 30,000-square-foot academic center, and a cadre of strong regional partners in attendance highlight the opening of College of the Atlantic’s 50th academic year.

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  COA catalyzes national action on climate change

  America’s greenest college is celebrating its 50th year of educating students about the human impact on the planet, and fittingly, College of the Atlantic is officially opening one of the greenest and most efficient commercial buildings in the country.

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  Food is in focus at COA Summer Institute

  The 2021 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute: Good Food and Food Fights launches with a remote appearance by bestselling author Michael Pollan and continues through five days and 11 probing conversations among farmers, chefs, activists, thought leaders, and more.

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  COA welcomes new dean of institutional advancement

  Shawn Keeley ’00 brings a wealth of experience and a deep-seated understanding of College of the Atlantic’s human-ecological mission to his new role.

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  COA, Sterling College to share diversity and inclusion fellow

  A collaborative effort by Vermont’s Sterling College and Maine’s College of the Atlantic to bolster antiracist initiatives has led to the hiring of diversity and inclusion fellow Rachael Blansett to support both institutions. 

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  Celebrating the COA Class of 2021

  A total of 81 students are granted Bachelor of Arts degrees in human ecology from College of the Atlantic during the school’s 48^th commencement ceremony.