Tackling the gender disparities in STEM has long been a topic of interest at Choate and beyond, but the spotlight on gender inequality in the social sciences has not shined as bright. Many Choate students, regardless of their gender identity, have felt the impact of a gender imbalance in classroomsRead More

Dear Readers, This summer has been a tumultuous one. Set in the backdrop of an ongoing pandemic, the U.S. presidential campaign is nearing an end. Concurrently, as Covid-19 case numbers and death tolls continue to rise, the country grapples with the decision of whether students should return to the physicalRead More

  This article was released as part of a special issue that envisions the world in 2050. All content should be treated as fictional. On Monday, February 21, 2050, Dean of Faculty Mr. Brian Moore made an announcement to the School that this year more than half of the ChoateRead More

On January 31, Ms. Madeline Perkins retired from Choate after dedicating 40 years to the School. Throughout her career, Ms. Perkins has taken on various roles in the Choate community: she started as a part-time interior designer, worked with the Choate Icahn Scholars Program, and spent her last years onRead More

From magazines that cover the latest sports games to those that discuss the newest fashion trends, Choate boasts a rich variety of publications. Unfortunately, members of Choate’s Committee on Student Activities (COSA) have noted a decline in campus publications over recent years, both in number and activity: not only areRead More

In the first few weeks of school, returning students noticed a shift in the class schedule, most notably that the 30-minute Conference period now begins at 10:30 a.m., and not roughly an hour earlier, as it did last year and the year before. This new schedule comes on the heelsRead More

  Before coming to Choate in 1992, Mr. Joel Backon worked at technology and financial management positions in the printing and publishing industries. As his career became threatened by the industry’s shift toward desktop publishing, the use of personal computers to design print publications, he turned to teaching. “I hadRead More

On Friday, April 19, Choate’s Board of Trustees selected Mr. George F. Colony ’72 as the next chair. Mr. Colony will assume his new role on July 1, succeeding Mr. Michael Carr, who has served as Chair of Board of Trustees for eight years. In addition to having served asRead More

From April 10 through April 12, Choate hosted the annual Eight Schools Association Conference, during which the heads of school of the Eight Schools Association convened to discuss various issues related to the schools and their relations. Choate’s Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis welcomed school leaders from Deerfield, Hotchkiss,Read More