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Living and Working in Maine

There’s a lot to love about Maine. And this state is very much at the heart of the College. We simply wouldn’t be ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ anywhere else.

According to one of our colleagues, “To teach at ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ is to help train and educate future leaders—an unalloyed privilege in my experience and a rare one.”

We feel fortunate to live here and to be able to experience everything there is to . Maine is renowned for its beauty—its iconic seaside and , vistas, and pristine . But the appeal is also very much about the people—their , sense of , way of life, and welcoming, inquisitive, and energized spirit.

We’re not going to try to list all that Maine has to offer. But we will try to lead you in a from which you can navigate your own —a very Maine thing to do too!

Place

Kayaker at sunset
Brunswick is within an hour’s drive of the ocean, islands, mountains, museums—and 25 minutes from a great small city with an international airport.

People

Faculty socialize at Convocation
The strength of the ÁñÁ«ÊÓÆµ community is rooted in respect, collaboration, and warm welcomes.

Facts

Old Port in Portland, Maine
Learn about Maine's economy, job market, schools, housing, transit, accessibility, and more.

This place.

is within an hour’s drive of any and all of the following: , , and streams, mountains, forests, , , , , hundreds of and , venues galore, , one of the best small cities in the country (), and iconic towns and villages that are all —including but by no means limited to , , , , , , , , , and . Our close proximity to Portland also means that we're half an hour from the airport, with direct flights daily to the midwest, southeast, and mid-Atlantic regions.

Think of something you enjoy, something you’re interested in trying out, an obscure hobby, a recipe you want to test but that requires a hard-to-find ingredient, a you want to hear, a you want to plant—think of just about anything you might want to and there’s a very good chance you can see and do it here.

If you’re an expert, beginner, or simply an admirer of—well, just about anything that can be done in the , it can be done in Maine. ? People from around the world flock to Freeport. Foodie? Bon Appetit named Portland the . Not to brag, but Maine’s inclusion on continues to expand every year.