An introduction to Bexley:

Bexley Hall, our home for the last seven years, is a deceptively humane community that has a reputation for eccentricity. People say that Bexley is "different" and I guess that is true, but it is a good difference. There are 120 of us living in four entries. The gender balance is about even. The rooms share common space, kitchens and bathrooms. The layout lends itself to autonomy, but we value and support a robust community. There is lots of cooking and an infrastructure of friendship that stretches beyond the moment. People often drop by to say that they lived in Bexley back when.... Jan and I, and the Graduate Resident Tutors make an effort to learn the names and interests of all the students we live with. We have regular dinners together in the House Master's apartment and at the end of each term we have a series of finals dinners for each day of exams.

Bexley has a lot of "art" that reaches back for decades. Students are allowed to decorate within the confines of good taste. The rules governing our living together are mediated within the hall and generally we manage to have few conflicts. When we do have them we work together to smooth things out. The tutors work closely with students. Jan and I get involved when needed; micro-managing is not our style.

I am Chaplain to the Institute. Jan is the Assistant to the Reverend Peter Gomes at Harvard's Memorial Church. Our GRTs are part of a team that includes the House Manager, Jonathan Nolan.

To summarize, Bexley Hall offers a safe, comfortable, convenient home for men and women who really want to be here.

Bob and Jan Randolph, Housemasters

Kitchen Chemistry (SP 287 and 5.S15, Spring 2003)--What is a course listing doing on this residence site?! Bexley was the first home of a new course for credit - kitchen chemistry! Held in Bexley for Bexley residents and usually taught by Bexley residents, you can learn recipes, cooking techniques, the chemistry behind cooking, and, of course, eat!