When Kathleen Curran lectures about buildings and what makes them important, she grasps the lectern and leans forward with a barely audible sigh, launching herself breathlessly into her subject. A professor of architectural history at Trinity College, Curran is known on campus as someone who changes the way her students see things—literally. “My goal,” she says, “is to train their eyes and teach them a vocabulary.”

Kathleen Curran, associate professor of fine arts, “Great Professors of Connecticut” by Rand Richards Cooper, Northeast Magazine – Hartford Courant, August 25, 2002

“You have to do something to evoke that passion” people have about certain issues to keep them motivated and increase support, Evans said. “[Attention-getting activities] don’t just influence opinion leaders, but they also influence the public…so that the money voices aren’t the only ones heard.”

Diana Evans, professor of political science, on unconventional lobbying tactics, “Long Legs, Pig Snouts, All to Catch an Eye” by Beth Fortune, Hartford Courant, August 11, 2002

“Hartford suffers from being one of the smallest central cities surrounded by a large metropolitan area. If you drew an 18-square-mile circle around every other central city surrounded by a comparable region, you would find similarly disastrous central cities and comparisons.”

Andrew Gold, associate professor of economics/department chair; “Will Hartford Recover?” (Editorial), Hartford Courant, September 4, 2002

“We talk about the virtues and values of a higher education, but we don’t have much data to show for it,” said Richard H. Hersh, president of Trinity College in Hartford. “We’re not going to change perceptions by more rhetoric.”

Richard H. Hersh, president, “Tests are Not Just for Kids” by Kate Zernike, New York Times, August 4, 2002