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Nurturing nature and community
Alums help Exeter celebrate its ninth annual Climate Action Day.
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Join us for “Our Voice at the Table”
June 6 finale caps the yearlong celebration of 50 years of coeducation at Exeter.
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Jacquelyn Thomas receives 2021 Founders’ Day Award
Academy librarian recognized for more than three decades of leadership.
"Around the Harkness table, it’s cool the ways in which [students] help each other be their best selves.”
Kitty Fair, Modern Languages Instructor
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'Voices of the Soul'
Peruvian artist and poet Edwin Sulca wove this wonderful tapestry that hangs in the Class of 1945 Library as a tribute to three late PEA teachers. Sulca died this month of COVID-19.
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Holding court
Assembly speaker Matt McGill '92 discusses the U.S. Supreme Court in the age of COVID-19.
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“You do a lot of self-reflection here. ... That leads you to really find yourself.”
Carlos '21
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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
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Baratunde Thurston has the answers
Author, activist confronts tough topics with eloquence and insight at Exeter assembly.
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"Our work must be seen and felt as genuine and coming from a place of sincere care and safety."
Christina Palmer, Director of Student Well-being
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Alan R. Jones ’72 receives the 2020 Founders’ Day Award
Devoted volunteer is honored.
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Climate Action Day: equity and the environment
Katharine Wilkinson discusses the gender gap among climate science changemakers.
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Hot shot
Exeter students received first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week. A second dose is scheduled for May.
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"I intend to ... continue making and nurturing the connections that form such a meaningful part of our experience."
Nadia Saliba '95
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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.'”