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College of the Atlantic reopens campus residence halls and classrooms for Fall term with protocols in place for physical distancing and face coverings, adaptations to campus services, and a test, trace, isolate plan to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 spread on campus.

College of the Atlantic is joining with community revitalization group Mount Desert 365 to bring a new, mixed use development to downtown Northeast Harbor. The COA Mount Desert Center will comprise an environmentally sustainable, three-story structure at 141 Main Street, with year-round apartments for student and faculty housing and street-level retail space.

College of the Atlantic partners with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for coronavirus PCR testing as part of a broader plan to safely reopen the COA campus for Fall term 2020.

Former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton and bestselling author and social entrepreneur Wes Moore bookend the fourth annual College of the Atlantic Champlain Institute, which turns the spotlight on issues leading up to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.

The history of Blacks in Maine is very much a story about Whiteness: its endurance, its entitlement, the ultimate disadvantage of its oneness. In 1790, Maine was 98 percent white. While the rest of the nation morphed and diversified into ever new incarnations of diversity, Maine has essentially stood still.

College of the Atlantic is committed to envisioning, articulating, and enacting a human ecology that is affirmatively anti-racist, that does not tolerate any form of discrimination or racism, and that lifts up Black voices and the voices of other historically under-represented and marginalized groups.

The Framework for Reopening Maine’s Colleges and Universities in Fall 2020 includes strategies and practices that can be implemented in partnership with civil and public health leaders to improve safety on campus and limit the spread of COVID-19. A number of Maine higher-ed institutions collaborated on the framework, including College of the Atlantic.

College of the Atlantic is unequivocally opposed to racism and white supremacy. We condemn the actions of the Minnesota police who killed George Floyd, and we stand in solidarity with those protesting around the world. A message from COA President Darron Collins ’92 and the President’s Cabinet.

Mother, scientist, decorated professor, Citizen Potawatomi Nation member, and award-winning author Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ph.D. will deliver the keynote address during an online graduation ceremony for the College of the Atlantic Class of 2020.

Filled with positivity, acceptance, and humor, “Being Bucky” is a children’s story featuring a transgender chicken and a host of cute animal characters. Created by Mason Pellerin ’20 for his College of the Atlantic senior project, “Being Bucky” is a dream project four years in the making.