Academy Building work commences

A once-in-a-century renewal of the iconic building is underway, with work to include 45 refurbished Harkness classrooms, an Assembly Hall makeover and a new state-of-the-art Design Lab.

Exploring the world with Exeter

Global Initiatives experiential learning program scatters dozens of students to seven destinations.

Rawson announces plan to retire in 2026

Principal Bill Rawson ’71; P’08 announced to the greater Exeter community Friday that he intends to retire after the 2025-26 academic…

Julia Liu ’02: Roll Camera One

Cinematographer Julia Liu ’02 captures perspective on set

Exeter’s Class of 2025 sets sail

Family, friends and faculty celebrate graduating seniors in the Academy’s 244th year. Read more from commencement and rewatch the ceremony from the start.

Heard in Assembly Hall

"My story is not a pretty story, it is not a pleasant story, but it is American history. Is it OK for us to talk about history today?" — Rev. Wheeler Parker: the cousin and last surviving eyewitness of Emmett Till

I felt awe, I felt pride and I felt sadness. Hot tears started running down my cheeks. I was trying to furiously wipe them away. I didn’t want my dad to see, but he did notice and he placed a hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Let the tears fall. The day that you stop crying, or at least don’t feel like crying when you take an animal’s life, is the day that you should stop hunting.’
— Tia Shoemaker, Registered Alaskan Hunting Guide

"The difference between good writers and bad writers is that good writers know when they are bad." — Dan Brown '82, addressing Exeter's ninth-graders