Join us on campus or via Zoom for the 2nd Annual Bill Newlin Memorial Faculty Lecture, celebrating COA’s faculty and connecting supporters with the college’s academic program. Enjoy a 45-minute lecture and audience Q&A, followed by a reception for in-person guests.

Who’s invited: Current Champlain Society, Alumni Leadership Circle, and Northern Lights Society members; current and life trustees; trustees emeriti; and current and emeriti faculty.

Event or membership questions? Contact Amy Morley at amorley@coa.edu or 207-801-5627.

 

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The 2026 Bill Newlin Faculty Distinguished Lecturer is
Dr. Hien Nguyen

The Stuff AI Is Made Of:
A Human Ecology of Artificial Intelligence

Join Dr. Hien Nguyen for an exploration of artificial intelligence through a human ecology lens—looking beyond the headlines to examine the material, human, and ecological systems that make AI possible. This lecture draws from Dr. Nguyen's College of the Atlantic course, Political Economy of AI. 

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