Phillips Exeter Academy

Academics

A different way to learn
With access to more than 450 courses, our seminal Harkness teaching approach, and global learning opportunities across five continents, you can expand your learning exponentially. Explore our Courses of Instruction

Academics

Academics

Departments

The Academy is built on a foundation of discovery.

Courses

Give yourself some time to browse: Our offerings are vast and varied.

Faculty

Meet the world-class instructors who make Exeter a wonderful place to learn.

College Counseling

Exeter’s college counseling process helps students transition from adolescence to young adulthood.

Academy Library

The largest high school library on the planet is a place of transformation.

Global Opportunities

The Harkness table extends to an array of experiential-learning opportunities around the world.

Experience Exeter

Center for Teaching & Learning

We're always learning and always excited to share our discoveries.

Exeter Summer

Changing lives, one summer at a time.

Eimer C. Page
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Assistant Principal

Meg Foley
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Dean of Faculty, Michael Ridder, Class of 1958, Distinguished Professor in History

Laura E. Marshall
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Dean of Academic Affairs

Elizabeth M. Dolan
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Dean of College Counseling

Jonathan M. Nydick
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Learning Specialist / Coordinator of Academic Support

Exeter Stories

Alumni Relations legend honored with Founders’ Day Award

Jan Woodford served Exeter’s alumni and school community for decades, earning more honorary class years than anyone in the Academy’s history.

  • By Sarah Pruitt '95
  • May 15, 2026
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On the front lines of artificial intelligence

Christine Robson Weaver '99 shares her experience and expertise with emerging technologies.

  • May 14, 2026
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In pursuit of excellence 
Academics, Exeter Today, The Exeter Bulletin
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Exeter students, bolstered by faculty support, solve complex problems, lift their voices and engineer solutions with confidence and purpose.

  • May 1, 2026
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