Category: Fall 2022

Emma Pengelly ’98 is working with communities in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta to create greater opportunities for their citizens.

While the past two years have brought myriad heartbreaks and headaches into the public school classroom, alumni working in public school education say they have also profited from important lessons and opportunities.

As a professor and the director of Africana Studies at Northeastern University, Régine Michelle Jean-Charles ’96 strives to create a community where students and ideas flourish.

Social innovator Eric Schwarz ’79 has spent his career helping to level the playing field.

Dr. Monica Benton Palmer became principal of the Upper School on July 1, 2022. Previously the dean of faculty at the Governor’s Academy, Palmer has two decades of independent school experience, beginning with several roles at the Madeira School in McLean, Virginia, where she was a member of the faculty, dorm head, parents’ liaison, enrollment manager for diversity outreach, and the fine and performing arts department chair. Prior to her career in education, Palmer was an actor, performing on stage and in film and television. She received her undergraduate degree in dramatic arts and law and society from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds two master’s degrees from Columbia University: an M.F.A. in theater and an M.Ed. in educational leadership from the Klingenstein Center for Private School Leadership. Palmer earned her doctorate in education and organizational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. She succeeds David Ball ’88, who has been named the director of strategic initiatives.

Milton Magazine met with Palmer in the spring to discuss her new role and vision for the Upper School.

History and Social Sciences teacher Matthew Blanton wants students to explore the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.

After a year of separation, the return to campus this past year was a time to both celebrate and contemplate how we move forward.

COACHES PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN A STUDENT’S EDUCATION Story by Marisa Donelan Illustration by...