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Robotics team racks up wins at Worlds
Team VERTEX shines at the FIRST Tech Challenge competition in Houston.
Reaching across the aisle
Senior Emmett Shell’s ‘contemporary politics’ teaches adults the art of Harkness dialogue.
Heartshot
A poet, novelist and former Bennett Fellow explores the meanings in a stag’s death.
Blending humor and heartbreak
A conversation with screenwriter Maya Forbes ’86.
![Exeter graduate Aomawa Shields](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/Aomawa_Shields.jpg?itok=9tEHnm3c)
"When I feel most fulfilled is when I’m interacting directly with people of all ages.”
Aomawa Shields '93
Global Initiatives further expands its reach, rewards
South Africa trip builds reconciliation, wildlife and water conservation into curriculum.
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Discover Maui's wondrous wildlife, geology and culture
Exonians explore volcanos, glimpse rare species and engage with homesteaders on immersive learning trip.
![Vinjay Vale helped found Exeter's Puzzle Hunt with the goal of pulling together people with diverse interests and talents.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/vale.jpg?itok=7Z9jmLsN)
Riddle me this
Picking the very impressive brain of Puzzle Hunt founder Vinjai Vale ’18.
Growing season: summer brings experiential travels for students
Exonians gain valuable hands-on lessons in ecology, entrepreneurship, service, writing and more.
![Ayush Noori in Exeter's Design Lab.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_standalone_feed/public/ayush.jpg?itok=SkPSJfbH)
Knowledge with goodness
Ayush Noori '20 found in Exeter a place that would challenge him academically, but also give him the tools to be “someone who can give back to the community.”
Dr. Ned Hallowell ’68
At assembly, the psychiatrist and bestselling author takes Exonians inside the minds of those with ADHD. “It’s a blessing and a curse,” he says.
PEA Musicians Wow Concertgoers in Vietnam on 'Peace and Innovation' Tour
'I have never heard a group of teenagers reach such a standard,' writes a concertgoer. 'It was of London concert hall standard.'
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“The deepest meaning of life is how you help other people.”
Stephen Robert '58
'You belong here': Exonians cheer start of school
Exeter Interim Principal Bill Rawson '71; P'08 delivers inspirational message to ring in the 2018-19 school year.
![Elizabeth Alexander, Ilya Kaminsky, Jericho Brown, Arthur Sze, Natasha Trethewey, Julia Alvarez, Gregory Pardlo.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_topic_cluster_primary/public/news/recent-Lamont-Poets-4.jpg?itok=_CC3zunm)
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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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Political columnist's appearance part of spring assembly lineup
Jeff Jacoby of The Boston Globe discussed the direction of the Republican Party.
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(Beyond) a Day of Service: MLK Day 2021
Exeter honors the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with community service and programming headlined by Roxane Gay ’92.