Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, case numbers for infections like flu, Strep A, and RSV have escalated. In the midst of rising frequencies in diseases, norovirus was also one…
Head of School John Austin wrote to the graduating 12th graders on April 29th that Deerfield was delaying graduation until early August. Hopeful that Deerfield would welcome the Class of…
As Black Lives Matters protests spread across the nation, the Deerfield community has been discovering its own voice in the conversation about social justice. Current students and alumni alike have…
Awarded to a faculty member who immeasurably enriches the minds and hearts of students, this year’s Greer Chair Award honors Mercedes Taylor. Mrs. Taylor, who serves as a role model…
For the first time in at least one hundred years of Deerfield’s history, the administration decided to postpone the annual Commencement Ceremony. In its long history, the school has experienced…
With the order of MA governor Charlie Baker prohibiting school until June 28 and a strict order requiring a two-week quarantine for those who enter the state, Deerfield administration decided…
As whispers of a potential second wave of COVID-19 cases began circulating national news media, the Deerfield community has been forced to confront the possibility that students will not return…
With scientists and leaders on the national stage outlining our future as a country, science classes at Deerfield have simultaneously been researching COVID-19 and its lasting effects on our campus.…
Below: The blueprints for the dormitory planned to replace Dewey by June 2021. This year it was announced that Dewey would be torn down – partially because of the age…
Shanghai, China Tony He After enforcing a strict, nationwide lockdown policy paired with immediate, swift construction of temporary hospitals, life in China has changed drastically in the past few months…
With spring revisit days canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Deerfield Admissions Office has been forced to develop new and creative ways to offer admitted students a taste of…