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Spring (?) Highlight Reel
About once a quarter I put together what I call “Highlight Reel” for the COA Board of Trustees. This quarter there seemed to be loads of very good news across a wide spectrum of the COA community, so...
View ArticleThin Places: Guest sermon at the Bar Harbor Congregational church
On April 7, a day after my 49th birthday, I had the opportunity to give the guest sermon at the Congregational Church over on Mt. Desert Street. My close friend Rob Benson is the pastor there. He and I...
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The Iron Throne (but not that Iron Throne)
I built a pit latrine on Great Duck Island yesterday and it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my to-date eight year journey as president of College of the Atlantic. Either the bar for my...
View ArticleCommencement 2019: From Problem to Project
The 2019 Commencement Ceremony was Saturday, June 8th. The weather was perfect and the entire ceremony felt like a perfect tribute for our graduating seniors and their friends and family. These were my...
View ArticleMemories of T. A. Cox
Tom Cox died in February of this year. On Friday, July 12, 2019 a group of his closest friends gathered at College of the Atlantic to celebrate his life. I was honored to have the opportunity to speak...
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Convocation 2019
This was my ninth Convocation Address to the COA Community. I’ve generally been happy with how they’ve turned out, but this one felt special enough to capture in my blog. Welcome to Convocation 2019....
View ArticleCelebrating Dr. Martin Luther King and Creating the Congressman John Lewis...
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Although the country celebrates on the third Monday in January to regularize the holiday for employers, Dr. King was indeed born on the 15th of January,...
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Just to the red side of brown: An art adventure in Maine
Things you would find in my bathroom this morning: a large fan sitting at chest height and pointing toward the floor; a box of one-gallon Zip-lock freezer bags; my daughter’s florescent green plastic...
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Covid-19 and the Start of the Fall Term
We find ourselves in strange times, but a baseline COVID-19 test for the entire COA community is one way we can best manage to have a great fall term. There’s nothing to worry about — no deep nasal...
View ArticlePeregrination: COA Convocation 2020
September 11, 2020 – Our fall term will be hybrid, but most students will participate on campus. We’re still not permitted to gather in groups larger than 50, so the opening of our academic year was...
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