A new principal at Phillips Exeter Academy is news because, well, it's a new principal at Exeter. Even for those not involved in the boarding school world, Exeter is the term synonymous with boarding school- the titular bellwether of boarding schools.
Thomas E. Hassan was formally appointed Exeter's 14th principal this past Friday; Mr. Hassan had been Exeter's assistant principal since 2001. Two angles make Mr. Hassan's appointment interesting:
The New York Times Magazine published a lengthy piece on her appointment in 1987.
Thomas E. Hassan was formally appointed Exeter's 14th principal this past Friday; Mr. Hassan had been Exeter's assistant principal since 2001. Two angles make Mr. Hassan's appointment interesting:
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Mr. Hassan is the first Exeter principal to come from in-house since Bill Saltonstall (Exeter's ninth principal, 1946-1963).
- Mr. Hassan is the second Exeter principal- in my memory- to arrive with experience at the Rockefeller Fund. Back in 1981, Kendra Stearns O'Donnell became Exeter's first woman principal and she, too, had previously worked at the Rockefeller Fund.
The New York Times Magazine published a lengthy piece on her appointment in 1987.
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