Two weeks into the January application-reading season, artificial intelligence (AI) was “front of mind” for the Admissions Office, according to Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Chip Davis. Since 2023, he’s seen a steady increase in the number of AI-written essays his office receives. Following the introduction of ChatGPT—released initially by OpenAI in November of 2022—AI use by high school students has gone up to nearly 80% nationally, the College Board Newsroom reported

COURTESY OF DEERFIELD COMMUNICATIONS Deerfield Academy hosted its fifth Deerfield Forum on Tuesday, April 21, in partnership with the Munk Debates, North America’s leading debate series based in Toronto, Canada, on the motion: Be it Resolved, let’s engineer better human beings. The Munk Debates are a semi-annual series of debates primarily held in Toronto, focusing on major global policy issues. The Forum marks the first time a debate has been held outside of Toronto and with

Held in Bristol, England, this year’s World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) invited over seventy national teams to participate in an eight-day debate tournament with over 165 top high schools from 17 different countries. Two Deerfield students, Casey Lee ’28, and John Woo ’26, were members of the student group representing the USA Debate Team. Both students have been members of the Deerfield Speech and Debate Team since their freshman year. Woo qualified for the USA Deb

THIJS WITTINK/DEERFIELD SCROLL On April 25, the Deerfield Math Competition brought together 87 middle school students from the Eaglebrook School, Berkshire Academy, Cardigan Mountain School, the Bement School, The Academy at Charlemont, JFK Middle School, and Lesley Ellis School to participate in a multi-round math competition organized by students from the Deerfield Math Club. This year’s record-breaking participant turnout marked a milestone for the event since its creation

CELINE CHANG/DEERFIELD SCROLL President and CEO of the Rockefeller Capital Management Greg Fleming joined Board of Trustees President Leila Govi ’93 in the Caswell Library following sit-down dinner on Thursday, April 23, to discuss the evolving landscape of global finance and leadership. Mr. Fleming offered his inside perspective on the world of investment banking and fielded questions from Ms. Govi, partner at Egerton Capital, an investment management firm in London. She beg