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The New York Times Book Review Critic at Large A.O. Scott and The New Yorker Staff Writer Jia Tolentino embrace the friction, contradiction, and multiplicity that shape American culture at the 2026 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute.
The College of the Atlantic Summer Institute is a week-long convening of ideas that welcomes experts from around the world to share their perspectives on the most pressing issues of our time. The 2026 Summer Institute: Toward a More Perfect Union marks the country’s 250th anniversary with a forward-looking series of conversations about the future of the American experiment. The institute convenes voices from across American culture—journalism, the arts, science, philanthropy, civic life, and beyond—to explore how the nation’s founding values have been, and continue to be, tested, reshaped, and reimagined.
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The New York Times Book Review Critic at Large A.O. Scott and The New Yorker Staff Writer Jia Tolentino embrace the friction, contradiction, and multiplicity that shape American culture at the 2026 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute.
The College of the Atlantic Summer Institute is a week-long convening of ideas that welcomes experts from around the world to share their perspectives on the most pressing issues of our time. The 2026 Summer Institute: Toward a More Perfect Union marks the country’s 250th anniversary with a forward-looking series of conversations about the future of the American experiment. The institute convenes voices from across American culture—journalism, the arts, science, philanthropy, civic life, and beyond—to explore how the nation’s founding values have been, and continue to be, tested, reshaped, and reimagined.
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