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News

  • Thank You for Another Record-Breaking Year in Fundraising

    “These past 15 months we found ourselves in unforeseen, utterly distinctive circumstances. While the spectre of COVID-19 challenged us in unique ways, however, this wasn’t the first time that honorable, community-minded people joined together on behalf of a worthy cause, or simply their shared survival. Thanks to its longevity—and, dare I say, its resilience—Roxbury Latin […]

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  • Remembering Phil Hansen, Faculty Emeritus

    Phil Hansen—longtime history department chair and Scribner Professor of Global Studies Emeritus—died on June 25, at the age of 79, at a memory care hospital in Saco, Maine. As his brother wrote in Phil’s obituary: Phil’s teaching career included faculty positions at Kimball Union Academy (English); the Woodstock (VT) Country School (English and Headmaster); and […]

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  • Amit Paley ’00 on Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Sports

    Alumnus Amit Paley ’00, CEO and Executive Director of The Trevor Project—which provides support and crisis intervention for LGBTQ youth—recently wrote an opinion piece that was featured as a Guest Essay in the New York Times, in response to NFL player Carl Nassib coming out as gay and Nassib’s subsequent $100,000 donation to The Trevor […]

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Events

Calendar Committee Meeting
9:00AM
Class Deans Meeting
2:00PM
Leadership Summit
9:00AM
Orientation of new faculty and staff
9:15AM
Curriculum Committee Meeting
2:00PM
Faculty Meetings
8:30AM
Faculty Meetings
8:30AM
Orientation of boys new to the School
2:30PM
SAT I
12:00AM
First Day of Classes; First day of first marking Period
12:00AM
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Headmaster's Welcome

Founded in 1645, Roxbury Latin is the oldest school in continuous existence in North America. For 376 years, we have offered a program explicitly designed for the boys in our care. Our work has been steady and sure. Of Roxbury Latin’s singular qualities, however, none contributes more powerfully to the life of our school than the background and nature of our boys. Whether you are already familiar with Roxbury Latin or new to our community, I invite you to learn more about us.

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