While the latest conversations around dress code have focused on skirt length and boot height, taking an inclusion standpoint makes a much more pressing set of issues clear. Gendered dress codes can perpetuate the principles of rape culture and create painful experiences for the vulnerable…
Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Colorado State University. Reynolds High School. These are just a few of the 200 school shootings that have taken place since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, according to The New York Times. For too long I have…
“If you’re here and you’re struggling, you’re still here.” So went the words of a particularly observant American Studies teacher to a certain 16-year-old student — as she anxiously stuffed The Great Gatsby into a messy North Face backpack — at the end of first…
When I started working in the library, I quickly found what I came to call “my spot” on the first floor, between the bookshelves and the windows at the back of the reading room. Sometimes I go to my spot during a free period, after…
Dear Members of the Deerfield Community, As promised, I write with an update on dress code. First, I want to thank everyone who shared comments with me: regardless of whether you offered criticism or support, it is always encouraging to see people stand up for…
Time and time again, Deerfield students grapple with what it means to “do good” in the world. Most students are already aware of the basic principles that Deerfield, and the greater world, define as “good,” such as kindness, honesty, gratitude, and hard work. However, “doing…
People ask me all the time whether I am communist, and I always say that I am not. To understand why, we need to take a closer look at communism. Communism is the political theory developed by Karl Marx that basically turns everything private to…
Deerfield prides itself on its diversity. Each year, as a school, we ensure that all students and faculty recognize the vast array of countries that our students represent through the flag ceremony in the dining hall. We host various alliance meetings and celebrate the holidays…
Four years ago, according to Academic Dean Ivory Hills, Deerfield’s faculty decided by vote that all academic classes must have an online page with a syllabus and several weeks of assignments. Deerfield has since standardized its learning management system with an online program called Canvas,…
Our community leaders do a wonderful job of bringing the student body and faculty together to celebrate a day that many people forget or are too busy to observe, and for that, I applaud our school. The workshops are successful in applying Dr. Martin Luther…
