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  • Article
  • By Daneet Steffens ’82
  • September 17, 2025
A Living Legacy

The engagingly compassionate vision of H. Hamilton Bissell ’29 endures today.

  • Article
  • By Panos J. Voulgaris
  • November 2, 2023
Strength and character

The life of Ernest J. Marshall, class of 1904, Exeter’s first black sports captain.

  • Course
Building the Dynamic Web

This course introduces students to algorithms and algorithmic thinking through the lens of dynamic website design and creation. This course will teach the skills for building static and dynamic web content. Students explore the impact of algorithms and software on privacy, censorship and other sometimes contentious matters in the modern world. Tools used to create […]

  • Article
  • May 19, 2023
A lifetime of service

Emeritus Science Instructor Rich Aaronian receives Founders’ Day Award.

  • Person
Meredith Hitchcock

Meredith Hitchcock ’06 grew up near Capitol Hill, and every morning on her drive to grade school her parents were extremely enthusiastic about wanting to teach her the history that had been made in her backyard. She remembers when her father pointed to Constitution Hall and told her how in 1939 opera superstar Marian Anderson was barred from performing there because […]

  • Person
John K. Hall

John K. Hall ’58 has vivid memories from his Academy days: the prep beanie, for one. Hoyt Hall. Bicycling to Hampton Beach. And the dress code. “After Exeter,” he jokes, “I didn’t ever want to wear a necktie again.” This sartorial intransigence, along with scientific aptitude and an explorer’s curiosity, ultimately led to a five-decade […]