COA’s community garden celebrates its 50th year
Take a walk through the College of the Atlantic Community Organic Garden with Rachel Carson Chair in Human Ecology Suzanne Morse and you will get a history lesson about the place and the community around it.
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In the summer of 1971, 13 students and three faculty members embarked on the College of the Atlantic experimental pilot program.
April Nugent, manager, Peggy Rockefeller Farms
It’s a mild, sunny day as April Nugent picks her way across a field at College of the Atlantic Peggy Rockefeller Farms, eyes peeled for hidden cow patties in the knee-high grass.
Palak Taneja, literature and writing
College of the Atlantic is pleased to welcome Palak Taneja as a new faculty member in literature and writing.
Jonathan Henderson, music
Jonathan Henderson turns on his Zoom camera, unmutes his microphone, and gives a thumbs up.
COA celebrates 50th academic year
Record enrollment, a new, 30,000-square-foot academic center, and a cadre of strong regional partners in attendance highlighted College of the Atlantic’s 50th convocation ceremony.
Housing needs come to the fore
A sky-high, ultra-competitive housing market, lack of affordable housing, and diminishing rentals are issues being felt across the US, and the communities around COA that have been traditional sources of student housing are no exception.
Love of philosophy spurs chair gift
A College of the Atlantic alum who was one of the driving forces behind the technology that helped expose the biggest corporate securities fraud of the 21st century is behind the creation of a new academic chair in philosophy at College of the Atlantic.