Events

Join us for a fireside chat on the Panama Canal and Histories Beyond Our Borders, followed by a reading and audience Q&A.

Cristina Henríquez is the author of The Great Divide, an epic 2024 novel about the building of the Panama Canal and the unsung people who lived and labored there. Her previous books include The Book of Unknown Americans, The World in Half, and Come Together, Fall Apart. She was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

Her writing has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Real Simple, The Oxford American, and The American Scholar. A 2020 Fiction judge for the National Book Awards, Henríquez has been a guest on NPR and is a recipient of the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation Award.

This event is made possible thanks to the Abbot Academy Fund, CAMD, Dean of Studies Office, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library, and Department of English.

Alice He ’25

Brace Student Fellow Presentation

From 1979 to 2015, China’s One-Child Policy imposed a harsh one-child limit on most couples in the country. Originally introduced to slow the nation’s rapid population growth following the Great Leap Forward, the program transformed the landscapes of womanhood and birth control in China. As the “family” took on a new existence somewhere between a private entity and a government construct, women’s rights were redefined by a system that was simultaneously oppressive and empowering.

Through her research, Alice He ’25 examines the impacts of the One-Child Policy on the social, professional, and domestic lives of Chinese women. Analyzing shifts in gender roles, workforce participation, and sex ratio of births, she illuminates the One-Child Policy’s lingering effects on the state of gender equality in China—and why its history matters for the future of policy on bodily autonomy around the world.

Faculty Advisor: Congmin Zhao, Chair and Instructor, Chinese

The Brace Center for Gender Studies is a community resource center supporting gender equity and inclusion on campus. Brace Student Fellows work with faculty on research related to gender and sexuality.

SAVE THE DATE

Join the Office of Alumni Engagement for a fun and casual night to connect with other alumni, reminisce about your time at Andover and enjoy a meal together in Ann Arbor.

Registration HERE!

Please contact Naomi Mashburn '08 in the Office of Alumni Engagement with any questions.

The Office of Family Engagement invites you to join us for an engaging conversation with Cluster Dean Jen Weissbach. Learn about the many ways cluster deans support your student, hear from student leaders about cluster traditions and events, and more.

Register Here

Not sure which cluster your student belongs to? You can find this information on The Hive. Questions? Email the Office of Family Engagement.

SAVE THE DATE

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
6 to 8 p.m.

Palo Alto, CA

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

SAVE THE DATE

Join the Office of Alumni Engagement for a fun and casual night to connect with other alumni, reminisce about your time at Andover and enjoy a meal together in Pittsburgh.

Register HERE! 

Please contact Naomi Mashburn '08 in the Office of Alumni Engagement with any questions.

Alumni, families, and friends of Andover are invited to an

Andover Social Gathering with the New England Regional Leadership Team

Looking for an escape from the cold, dreary New England winter weather? Join us for a casual and fun evening at Flat Top Johnny's with your fellow Andover family! Play a game of billiards, eat some good food, and reminisce on your Andover days -- you'll be glad you did!

Thursday, January 30, 2025
6-8 p.m.

Flat Top Johnny's
238 Main Street
Cambridge, MA

$15 per person includes appetizers. Cash bar available. 

Organized by the New England Regional Leadership Team
Chair: Taylor R. Yates ’04
Saffron R. Agrawal ’21, Andrew M-K Ang ’09, Carolyn Chica ’08, Scott A. Darci ’01, Alanna H. Hughes ’04, Rajit Malhotra ’08, Elizabeth Anne Pates ’10, Anita A. Taylor ’03, Jed W. Wartman ’97

Questions? Please contact Crystal McGuire in the Office of Alumni Engagement.

Community Expectations 

Andover’s 10th Year of Celebrating

United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week

Your Brain on Spirituality

What happens when we’re connected to something greater than ourselves? Presented by scientist and spirituality and health expert Dr. Lisa Miller

A leading national expert on spirituality, health, and thriving in development, Dr. Lisa Miller is a professor and founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute. She is also a professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Columbia University’s Teachers College.

Miller’s book, The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life, is a groundbreaking exploration of the neuroscience of spirituality, combining cutting-edge science—from MRI studies to genetic research, epidemiology, and more—to provide a bold new paradigm for health, healing, and resilience.

Her innovative research has been published in more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Cerebral Cortex, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Q&A and discussion to follow talk.
Refreshments provided in lobby.

This event is sponsored by the Office of the Associate Head of School for Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness and the Chaplaincy; hosted by Dr. Mary Kantor, Catholic chaplain; and funded by the Elizabeth Rogers Lectureship.