A conversation with Patty Burke Hickey, director of Global Initiatives
Longtime educator taking Exeter's landmark experiential learning program to new places.
New telescope a 'game-changer'
Grainger Observatory's newest arrival capable of seeing objects billions of light years away.
"We shouldn’t be telling our students what to think, but helping them learn how to think.”
History Instructor Bill Jordan
7 questions for classics scholar Dan-el Padilla Peralta
We asked him about his love of ancient languages and how they have given him “tools for resistance.”
Lessons in empathy and identity
Exeter faculty create spaces for students to explore tough topics.
“You always listen to every instrument just to get to know how your part collaborates with the others."
CarlyMae '21 and Lily '22
Lamont Poet Jericho Brown
A jam-packed Assembly Hall greeted the author of “The Tradition,” a 2019 National Book Award Finalist. “I write the poems I wish I was reading,” he said to Exonians.
Master of puppets
Theater Instructor Rob Richards taps into students' imaginations in Puppetry and Props.
Teaching problem-solving
Harkness physics gives students the skills to approach all problems, even the most complicated.
PEA debaters are getting in the last word this fall
Academy teams earn top marks in both public forum and parliamentary competitions.
"The idea of objects as carrying stories and meaning and intimacy and proximity has always mattered."
English Instructor Mercy Carbonell
Finding common ground
Poet and author Richard Blanco shares his experiences and advice about writing from life.
American history via Harkness
Instructor Alexa Caldwell's History 410 class travels back in time to analyze pivotal moments in the formative years of the United States.
'The students are always inspiring and rejuvenating us.'
Three instructors talk about teaching at Exeter.
Whole genome sequencing
An Exeter senior maps the fruit fly genome. Along the way he finds new mysteries to explore.
"There isn't any other learning structure that would have benefited me more.”
Beyond the table
Exeter students feed their hunger for discovery with passion projects outside the classroom.