Before coming to D-E, History Department Chair, Arika “Ari” Easley-Houser taught at Rutgers Prep and several colleges and universities, including Montclair State University and New York University. A socio-cultural historian focused on United States history, she received her Ph.D. from Rutgers University and a certificate in school management from the Harvard Business School. She was recently selected for a National Association of Independent Schools Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads. Now in her third year of heading the department, Easley-Houser speaks to the importance of historical inquiry for students and how the history curriculum must reflect and respond to the diversity of students. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Dwight ’62
This photo was taken in August '18, at one of the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Australia - Perry Palmer and Penny Walkom Wills '64 – American Field Service.
D-E ’76
Jill Brooke has started a new venture/adventure called “Flower powerwithjill.com” which The Post noted is the first daily floral news site ever created. It is designed to be a burst of joy and discovery and a break from the ugliness of the world since in a...
D-E ’76
Northeastern University Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Miriam Leeser was selected for a Fulbright award at Maynooth University and the CONNECT Centre, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland to study wireless and networking technology with...
D-E ’77
Nelson Weinstein was chosen this past January as one of the Power 200, a biannual global list showcasing the 200 personalities around the world who are leading the data centre, cloud and data sectors through charting new innovations or Technological breakthroughs,...
D-E ’78
Paul Marber married Esther Bailey this past July.
D-E ’98
Photo credit: Matt Stallone Alicia Pohan married Matthew Riker on July 12, 2019 in Pocantico, N.Y
D-E ’99
From Lisa Movsesian Ramos, “Welcome Sienna Filomena Ramos, the missing piece to our crazy puzzle. Both big brothers, Matthew and Kyle, are excited!"
D-E ’01
Alicia Menendez is a contributing editor of Bustle, host of podcast Latina to Latina, and former anchor and special correspondent for Fusion. Last September she joined Christina Amanpour in Amanpour and Company on a weekly special primetime series on PBS that was...
D-E ’03
Samantha Gore Akers married Finny Akers on June 11, 2019 in Kilauea, Hawaii. Samantha works for Ralph Lauren.
D-E ’01
David Tannenbaum and his wife Mayumi announce the birth of their son, Kei, on January 31, 2019.