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New Faculty Tour the OWHL

September 17th, 2009 · No Comments

What better way to wrap up an extensive orientation to the culture and expectations of the Phillips Academy Community than with a party! The Instructional Librarians at the OWHL recently welcomed new faculty to the campus with a dessert reception and tour of the Archives. Each librarian is affiliated with one or more academic departments, [...]

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International Student Orientation

September 17th, 2009 · No Comments

It can be difficult to start a new school year when your school is located half a world away from your family.  It helps to have a “welcoming committee.”  Sixty-two new international students arrived on campus on recently, and were greeted by Andover student “World Partners” and the coordinator of international students, Ms. Suzanne Torabi.  [...]

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How teenagers view copyright

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments

I know I have mentioned in previous posts the fact that working at a boarding school is not a one-hat job.  Yesterday, I took 18 members of the Andover debate team, the Philomathean Society, to Loomis Chafee for a multi-school tournament sponsored by the Debate Association of New England Independent Schools (DANEIS.)  The students in [...]

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