A conversation with Patty Burke Hickey, director of Global Initiatives
Longtime educator taking Exeter's landmark experiential learning program to new places.
Grassroots organization
A shady spot on the library lawn makes for a tranquil Harkness setting on a warm July afternoon. Exeter Summer is open for its 103rd session through the month.
Back to nature
Exeter's Global Engagement program resumes with a summer trip to Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.
Summer 'like nothing ever before'
Exeter Summer Interim Director Jeff Ward discusses what to expect from the program's 103rd edition, post pandemic.
Nature lovers
Twelve Exeter students spent their first week of summer break encountering the magic of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom in our first Global Initiatives trip in 15 months.
‘Ease the Roads’ premiere
Watch Tanner Porter’s new work performed by Exeter’s Concert Choir and Chamber Orchestra.
Congratulations, class of 2021!
Family and faculty join students for a jubilant in-person graduation ceremony.
Kevin Cong ’22 is a USAMO winner
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Sights set on NASA
Ursula’s trajectory started during her first visit to Exeter’s Grainger Observatory. Since then, she has enjoyed the quality of Harkness conversation, spent endless hours sky watching and served as president of the senior class.
Green app fills gap in environmental literacy
Seniors' independent study project features four-pronged approach for educating about climate change.
“When I applied here ... I had no idea that this would evolve into what it's been."
Brad Robinson, Science Instructor
Eyes on the prize
Max Tan '21 gets a microscopic view of a fruit fly during Biology 670. The ongoing collaboration with Stanford is research toward finding a cure for diabetes.
"Around the Harkness table, it’s cool the ways in which [students] help each other be their best selves.”
Kitty Fair, Modern Languages Instructor
Louis Mukama ’21 named a 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar
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"The fact that I grew up here is what makes my experience unique from the ‘normal’ Exeter experience. I’ve learned to cherish this."
Catherine '21
'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.