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Catch up with College of the Atlantic ornithology instructor Rich MacDonald on his year-long challenge to identify as many birds by sight or sound as possible.

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.

The College of the Atlantic Davis Center for Human Ecology is highlighted in the annual colleges and universities issue of Architectural Record, alongside six other innovative designs from around the world.

Ania Wright ’20, several College of the Atlantic students, and other COA alumnx join climate activists from around the world and international leaders in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th Conference of the Parties, which has been billed as the most consequential United Nations climate summit in years. 

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.

Marine biologists, including COA professor Sean Todd, disagree with a judge’s decision to block a seasonal closure in the Gulf of Maine, saying there is ample data to justify the closure.

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

A rich tapestry of College of the Atlantic’s history on Mount Desert Island, a focus on regional alumnx, and a look forward toward the next five decades highlight a special publication celebrating COA’s 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.

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.