‘You will always belong here’: Class of 2024 graduates
Family and faculty celebrate graduating seniors and mark conclusion of Exeter’s 243rd school year.
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John Forte '93, Emery Brown '74 to headline A.L.E.S. event
A renowned physician and a hip-hop innovator are among the alumni dignitaries returning to campus in October.
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A conversation with Patty Burke Hickey, director of Global Initiatives
Longtime educator taking Exeter's landmark experiential learning program to new places.
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And the ESPY goes to ...
... Jordan Adeyemi '24! The Big Red soccer captain was awarded Wednesday night with the national 2023 Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award, given to those who have gone above and beyond for their communities, for his nonprofit work donating soccer shoes to children in underserved communities.
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Four alums assume Trustee roles
Brad Briner '95, Christine M. Robson Weaver ’99, Leroy Sims ’97 and Belinda A. Tate ’90 assume leadership positions.
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Brain gain: Exeter Summer welcomes 600 learners
The 105th session of the Academy's summer program will enroll students from 37 states and 46 countries.
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Exonians win trip to physics' global epicenter
The team of eight earns all-expenses paid trip to CERN in Switzerland to test proposal in the fall.
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Natural woman
Poet Camille Dungy, a guest of the Environmental Literature Institute at Exeter, shared excerpts Monday from her fourth book, "Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden," that recounts her seven-year quest to transform her nondescript lawn in a northern Colorado sub-division into an oasis for native flora. The project — and the book — serve as a metaphor to expose the perils of homogeneity and champion the importance of diversity in nature, in writing and in life.
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Roxane Gay '92 to receive John and Elizabeth Phillips Award
The acclaimed writer and cultural critic will be honored in an upcoming assembly.