Last year, Deerfield Academy reduced our electricity usage by 9.1% from our baseline, preventing the emission of 64,605 pounds of carbon dioxide (from burning coal) into the atmosphere.
Students, teachers, and alumni, young and old, have expressed interest in holding an open discussion of issues such as the relationship between money and climate change, reproductive rights, and collective…
The College Board, in collaboration with Cambridge University in England, has invited Deerfield, among other schools, to join the Cambridge Capstone Program, a pilot interdisciplinary elective course addressing global issues…
I believe there is gender inequity at Deerfield. I do not believe, however, that Deerfield students hold an unusual concentration of gender prejudice relative to those around the country. It…
Subtleties and community cultural trends would be good to discuss, to be aware of, so as not to fall into backward-thinking traps of boys oppressing girls and girls being submissive.
As Republican presidential hopefuls campaign for the party nomination, the Tea Party is stirring confusion throughout the nation with its increasing support of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
Christina Pil made her first announcement introducing a choral concert series a little less than two years ago during the spring term of her sophomore year.
MLK Day benefited greatly this year from increased student contributions and perhaps a more unifying theme for the day, and longer or more narrowly focused discussions, would improve next year’s…