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A conversation with Patty Burke Hickey, director of Global Initiatives
Longtime educator taking Exeter's landmark experiential learning program to new places.
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Robotics team racks up wins at Worlds
Team VERTEX shines at the FIRST Tech Challenge competition in Houston.
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¿Cómo se dice?
Students reclaim the language of home through new courses designed for heritage speakers of Spanish.
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Bird is the word
Ornithology students spread their wings to put identification skills to the test.
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10 Exonians win medals in 100th Scholastic Awards
Andrew Yuan ’24 claims two golds, one silver in nation’s longest-running arts and writing awards program.
Spring break trip provides reflection and reverence
As part of Exeter's Global Initiatives program, students traveled to Alabama to study racial injustice and the ongoing legacy of slavery.
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Reading Rita Dove
Exeter uppers study the former U.S. poet laureate’s work ahead of the latest Lamont Poetry Series visit.
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Independent study inspires seniors through winter term
The senior project program allows students to explore interests outside the traditional courses of instruction.
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College admissions process melds art and science
College Counseling Office's annual College Admissions Weekend aims to smooth the way after Exeter.
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"This experience showed me computer science and physics are complementary, and combining them is a way to make amazing progress in the field.”
Ishaan '24
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"What does it mean to be non sibi? And what does it mean to incorporate that into technology? It’s about fully understanding the person and the problem, and finding the solution together.”
Minseo '23
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A conversation with Dean of Faculty Eimer Page
Longtime English teacher and Global Initiatives founder takes on new challenge.
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Claudine Gay '88 named Harvard's 30th president
Exeter alumna and current Trustee excited to seize ‘moment of possibility’ at bastion of higher learning.
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Assembly lineup a mix of art, analysis
Exeter speaker roster confirmed for winter term.
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'The students are always inspiring and rejuvenating us.'
Three instructors talk about teaching at Exeter.
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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.”
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Beyond the table
Exeter students feed their hunger for discovery with passion projects outside the classroom.