CA News
History Is About Choices: A New Memoir by Drew Gilpin Faust ’64 Invites Us to Get Into “Necessary Trouble”
A new memoir by Drew Gilpin Faust ’64, president emerita of Harvard University, invites us to get into “necessary trouble.” With her keen historian’s eye, Faust tells a coming-of-age story set at a time of rapid transformation—and, in part, at Concord Academy.
read moreMeet CA’s New Board Co-Presidents Jen Burleigh ’85 and Jennifer Pline P’13 ’15
In summer 2023, Jen Burleigh ’85 and Jennifer Pline P’13 ’15 stepped into a joint leadership role as co-presidents of Concord Academy’s Board of Trustees. Burleigh says the co-presidency model, while new for the school, is “a very CA approach.”
read moreHomegrown Entrepreneur: Josh Reed-Diawuoh ’09 Has Launched a Snack Company With a Social Mission
For Josh Reed-Diawuoh ’09, GRIA Food Co. is a true labor of love, one that combines his appreciation for food, his business savvy, and his personal ties to West Africa.
read moreFor the Love of Language: Dialect Coach Erika Bailey ’90, P’26 Connects With CA Students
Dialect coach Erika Bailey ’90, P’26 works with professional actors at the American Repertory Theater, with undergraduates at Harvard, and with individuals as a public speaking coach. Over the past two years, she has also coached CA students.
read moreDrama by Design
CA theater offers more than a typical high school experience. We pull back the curtain on the 2023–24 mainstage productions and look at how students are studying performance and technical theater today.
read moreSustainability Spotlight: Organic Action for Communities
Established in 2022, Organic Action for Communities (OAC) is a student-led council dedicated to building and sustaining a network of gardens on CA’s campus.
read morePublic Historian: Concord Museum Honors CA History Teacher Kim Frederick
In October, the Concord Museum presented CA history teacher Kim Frederick with its 2023 Robert Gross Award.
read moreAlum Spotlight: Educator and CA Ambassador Pook Panyarachun ’05
“There's truly no school quite like CA,” says Pook Panyarachun ’05, a devoted child and adolescent counselor. Reflecting on her transformative years at Concord Academy, Panyarachun attributes her growth to the school’s unique environment: “It made me the person I am today.” Learn more about her personal and professional journey, as well as what inspires her to give back in an interview with CA News.
read moreCA Brings Experts in Peace and Conflict Studies to Campus
On February 1, the Community and Equity Office hosted an assembly about peacebuilding through dialogue in the Performing Arts Center. Presenters Sa’ed Atshan and Karen Ross, both professors of peace and conflict resolution studies, responded to questions submitted by students in advance, shared their life stories, and offered insights on engaging in challenging conversations about global issues, including the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
read moreHolocaust Survivor Shares Her Story at CA
On January 26, members of Concord Academy’s Jewish Student Organization (JSO) hosted Holocaust survivor Magda Bader, 94, during an assembly in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Bader’s talk was moderated by Debbie Coltin, a Holocaust educator, president of the Lappin Foundation, and member of the board of the Holocaust Legacy Foundation.
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