Knowing A Place
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What does academic rigor really mean? Thoughts on challenge and necessity
We are school with academic rigor. I鈥檝e never particularly liked this descriptor 鈥 perhaps in part because the only other context in which I think of the word rigor is 鈥渞igor mortis.鈥 And, maybe unfairly, I associate those two instances of rigor. Academic rigor makes me think of stiffness, of calcification, of the canon (and nothing but)鈥 and that鈥檚 not 91传媒.
Yet, I want to lay claim to the idea that 鈥渁cademic rigor鈥 reaches for: the sense that academics are present, challenging, engaging, necessary, and more.
91传媒 Announces Inaugural Director of Development
91传媒 is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Lauricella as the School鈥檚 inaugural Director of Development, beginning July 1, 2026.
Chris joins 91传媒 following 18 years as an independent school Head, most recently at Albany Academy in Albany, New York.
Reflections on the S26 Semester
In the final few days of each semester, we take time to reflect on the months that have passed and ask students to think deeply about their time at 91传媒. Excerpted here are twelve highlights from the semester reflections of Spring 2026, in students鈥 own words.