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Nurturing nature and community
Alums help Exeter celebrate its ninth annual Climate Action Day.
![Founders' Day Award winner Peter Aldrich '62 with Bill Rawson '71 and Betsy Fleming '86](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/Founders%20Day_2024_web_2.jpg?itok=AJsKM3IV)
Former trustee receives Founders’ Day Award in assembly
Peter Aldrich ’62 encourages students to embrace failure and focus on relationships.
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Stranger in a strange land
Lessons I brought home from my sabbatical’s 20-country adventure
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Climate Action Day: Exeter gets hands dirty for planet
Day-long program turns 10, reminds Exonians about natural world and their place in it.
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'No need to be ashamed': Summit promotes awareness
Writer, artist and advocate Chanel Miller shares her story in assembly during first Sexual Violence Awareness event.
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Solar power
Exeter paused on a busy Monday to take in the celestial show of the eclipse. The next total solar eclipse won't be visible in New Hampshire until 2079.
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Duke law professor to receive Phillips Award
Attorney, scholar and civil rights advocate Jim Coleman ’66 will be honored with the John and Elizabeth Phillips Award.
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Exeter chooses next dean of students
Ashley Taylor arrives from Episcopal in Virginia and will succeed Russell Weatherspoon in July.
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"I learned that being smart and intellectual was one way to be with others but not the only way."
Zoe Brennan-Krohn '03
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Exeter commemorates the lasting legacy of MLK
Academy takes on 'complicated day' to praise progress and acknowledge work still to be done.
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Changing lives, one summer at a time
Arizona education advocate Debbie Norris works to introduce Native American students to the potential of Exeter Summer.
Scenes from an epic E/A
We throw a heckuva Exeter/Andover party, if we do say so ourselves.
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Alum shares message of gratitude with assembly
Emmanuel "Manny" Vega '04 spoke of his journey to and through Exeter and how it's shaped his life since.
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Imagining our future
Alumni across generations gather to celebrate the enduring impact of the Afro-Latinx Exonian Society.
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Finding your way is the fun part
So many options, so many opportunities ... so many (gulp) questions. Don't worry: Our experts have the answers.
“You do a lot of self-reflection here. ... That leads you to really find yourself.”
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Exonians share stories of belonging
From dorm traditions to tryouts, young Exeter alums reflect on the moment they knew Exeter was home.
“It was a lot of hard work, but [what] made it worth it was the people who ... said, 'Wow, that really had a profound impact on me.'”