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
The Latest
Longtime educator and advocate chosen for Phillips Award
Wick Sloane '71 has worked to improve the lives of low-income students and veterans in higher education.
- February 11, 2025

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 year.
- February 10, 2025


Faculty Farewells
Dean of Faculty Eimer Page delivers tributes to instructors retiring with the distinction of emeritae
- August 1, 2025

Second Acts: A conversation with Kristin Koval ’88
A conversation with debut novelist and former lawyer Kristin Koval ’88
- By Daneet Steffens ’82
- July 1, 2025
