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2019 MLK Day at Exeter
Exonians investigate “Gen Z Activism” with a series of events honoring the slain civil rights leader. Click the arrow to hear students reflect on the day's programming.
MLK Day 2019
Exonians investigate “Gen Z Activism” with a series of events honoring the slain civil rights leader.
![Exeter students singing at the annual Holiday Concert](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/media/images/EXC-Holiday-Concert-1.jpg?itok=tNRuRrS5)
Salute to Non Sibi
In this season of giving, we celebrate the thousands of Exonians who are giving of themselves to help others.
![Jenny Yang](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/EP-Jenny%20Yang-2400.jpg?itok=VKSw026e)
![Claudine Gay](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/news/BUL-Gay-2.jpg?itok=T6TE8koI)
Claudine Gay ’88 named dean of the faculty of arts and sciences at Harvard
![Exonians visit New Orleans.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/EXC-NOLA.jpg?itok=gvhHyIpc)
Volunteering in the Big Easy
Exonians help out in communities hit hard by Katrina and explore the history and culture of New Orleans.
Capturing color
Celebrating Exeter's diversity through the lens of Adedolapo Adedokun’s Senior Project, Colored Seeds.
![Dr. Cameron Wake Dr. Cameron Wake](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_news_thumbnail/public/EXC-Climate-Action-Day-Wake.jpg?itok=VLFBxgbv)
Climate Action Day
Social justice and science go hand in hand at Exeter’s day of environmental learning and action.
Setting the stage for change
As part of Exeter's MLK Day 2019 programming, students performed "Hottentotted," a play written by Charly Simpson '04 and attended workshops led by alums.
![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
Zachary Iscol ’97 receives the 2017 John Phillips Award
Combat-decorated former Marine Corps officer was honored for his efforts to help veterans gain access to quality mental health care and employment.
![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.”
![Jim Rose seated at a table during an Exeter reunion.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_people_feed/public/news/Jim_Rose.jpg?itok=bLqys1Bl)
![Students look at the chalkboard in Religion Instructor Peter Vorkink's class.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_topic_cluster_primary/public/news/BUL-Tech-Su19-2.jpg?itok=-LmJgXqE)
Exploring how goodness fits into the future
Students and alumni mentors decode ethics in the Digital Age.
“That's one of the most noble goals ... embracing this one-of-a-kind education and using it to help others.”
"Exeter has given me the opportunity to develop into myself. It’s made me a more secure person.”
“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.'”