Sonja O’Donnell Sues Deerfield Academy
Former English teacher Sonja O’Donnell has filed a pending federal lawsuit against Deerfield Academy, alleging years of gender discrimination and…
Former English teacher Sonja O’Donnell has filed a pending federal lawsuit against Deerfield Academy, alleging years of gender discrimination and…
Last year, Phillips Exeter Academy and Phillips Academy Andover established all-gender dorms on their campuses. This fall, Northfield Mount Hermon…
While the latest conversations around dress code have focused on skirt length and boot height, taking an inclusion standpoint makes…
Last year there was just one female player on the Deerfield golf team. This year, both Kimberly Stafford ’19, who…
On September 2, Deerfield student leaders met for training on Sustained Dialogue. During one of the exercises, we were asked…
For Commencement, girls wore cute, playful white dresses while boys wore serious, dark coats and ties. During the DeNunzio Disco,…
Established gender roles, in tandem with the peculiar hook- up culture specific to Deerfield, work to create convoluted gender relations…
“Gender equality must be a top priority in leadership positions. The question that remains is how best to achieve it.”
Despite only returning to coeducation in 1989, last year Deerfield admitted more girls than boys. Secondary schools and colleges nation-wide…
Invitations to a series of co-gender discussion groups last week met with few—and initially all-female—responses, and of the twelve students…