NEWS
By Ben Jacobson
History teacher Elisa Milkes has been named Chair of the History Department, according to Upper Division Head David Schiller. Milkes said that she is planning to work to facilitate discussion among department members and to implement the ideas that come from those conversations.
Hosting a series of conversations with parents, faculty, and staff on the strengths and weaknesses of the school, Head of School Tom Kelly launched a process last week to determine the five or six major priorities of the school for the next five years, he told The Record. These meetings and subsequent discussions among administrators and others will culminate this fall with the release of a “strategic plan” document outlining the steps to address each priority, Kelly said. The plan, though not necessarily leading to program changes, will highlight “conversations that need to be had,” Kelly said.
further reading
By Peter Jacobs
A group of mathematicians at a conference put down their problem sets to go eat lunch. The group is split into two lunchrooms, and each mathematician wishes to sit with an even number of his friends in his room. Prove that the number of ways you can divvy them up is in the power of two.
By Belle Yoeli
The Admissions Office has proposed guidelines to the Student Assistance Fund in order to address budget concerns and an increase in the number of applications for funding, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Lisa Moreira told the Governing Council at a meeting yesterday.
By Belle Yoeli
The Admissions Office has proposed guidelines to the Student Assistance Fund in order to address budget concerns and an increase in the number of applications for funding, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Lisa Moreira told the Governing Council at a meeting yesterday.
A former State Department chief plans to address United States foreign policy next week at the second annual Alexander Capelluto Memorial Lecture Series, established last year to bring prominent speakers to the school. Ambassador Charles Hill will give a lecture titled “Optimism or Pessimism? Is Anything Going Right in the World.” The presentation is based on his 45 years of experience as a foreign diplomat in both the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Students swayed to the beat as they watched a procession of South African boys slap their thighs, stomp their feet, and cheer as they watched the opening scene of former history teacher Elisabeth Sperling’s film Head Boy, screened at Wednesday’s Documentary Film Club meeting.
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