TAYLOR HO/DEERFIELD SCROLL In September 1902, Frank Boyden took over as headmaster of a version of Deerfield with only 14 students from local farmers. Within the local community, he promoted the idea that every child should have an education, and he invited more surrounding farmers’ children to Deerfield. Over a century later, during the all-school meeting on September 30, 2026, Dean of Residential Life Lina Al Samawi and Associate Head of School for Student Life Amie Creagh

I took one of the above photos of a lakeside restaurant near Lake Eerie, and the other came out of Midjourney, an AI image generator. Can you tell which one’s which? Probably. We’ve become really good at telling what is AI and what is not. So good, in fact, that the school community instantly flagged Greg Lukianoff’s school meeting presentation as entirely AI-generated. From ancient philosophers to aliens gathered around a UFO, we saw, time and again, the same distinctive art

Let’s admit it — the study of linguistics is Eurocentric. For early grammarians — European of course — Latin and Greek were the standard for language study. Many languages, like Native American languages Quechua and Nahualt, were labeled “exotic” for being more linguistically complex than or having structures that varied from classical language rules. And the social implications are immense. Certain marginalized groups have been stripped of opportunities because the manner i

Dear Reader, A few weeks ago, President Trump suspended journalist access to the White House for CNN, MS NOW and Politico. On social media, Trump posted that these news sources “shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES.” In response, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC — the five networks that provided television coverage of the president — collectively suspended their television broadcasting of President Trump. The New York Times, The Washington Post and

To film the promotional video for Deerfield’s 2026 Be Worthy Campaign, a prop team recreated a mock-’80s common room set-up inside Harold Smith, propping up antique wooden skis and lacrosse sticks as decoration, rolling out colorful rugs and draping knit blankets on the gray common room couch — anything that might call to a nostalgic alum. This campaign tells the story of honored heritage, tightly knit community and a common Deerfield identity — of memories made by the river