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Potawatomi botanist and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology Robin Wall Kimmerer and Bowdoin College Roux Distinguished Scholar Ayana Elizabeth Johnson take the stage at the 2026 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute to explore how science, community engagement, and storytelling can help reshape society’s relationship with the living world—and how principles such as reciprocity, stewardship, and collective action can guide a more sustainable future.
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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Potawatomi botanist and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology Robin Wall Kimmerer and Bowdoin College Roux Distinguished Scholar Ayana Elizabeth Johnson take the stage at the 2026 College of the Atlantic Summer Institute to explore how science, community engagement, and storytelling can help reshape society’s relationship with the living world—and how principles such as reciprocity, stewardship, and collective action can guide a more sustainable future.
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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