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Trinity Lifelong
Learning Classes Now Available in Podcast
Trinity is making available through podcasts its courses in
the Academy of Lifelong Learning. Those interested may
download the free podcasts and subscribe to feeds in order
to automatically receive forthcoming podcasts. Courses
already available include President Jones' "The Early Novel:
A Literary Tool of Social Change" and a three-part “Election
Primer,” taught by members of the Political Science
Department. Click
here
to listen to the Academy
of Lifelong Learning podcasts.
Emma Etheridge '08 Wins Fulbright to Teach in Venezuela
An Hispanic studies major and African studies minor,
Etheridge plans to continue to study the intersection of
African and Hispanic cultures in Latin America during her
teaching assistantship.
Susan Pennybacker Named Visiting Davis Fellow at Princeton
Pennybacker, the Borden W. Painter, Jr., Associate
Professor of European History, has been awarded a highly
competitive fellowship at the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for
Historical Studies at Princeton University for the fall 2008
semester. The center’s focus for the academic years 2008-2010 will be the problem of cultures and institutions
in motion. The title of Pennybacker’s project is “Political
exile in postwar London: the South Africans,” which is part
of a book that she is writing on political exile in London
after World War II.
Trinity Students Receive Funding to Work with Disadvantaged
Children in Bolivia
Daniela McFarren and Ezel Poslu, both Trinity juniors, are
among the students from 81 colleges and universities in the
Davis United World College (UWC) Scholar Program who will receive $10,000
from the Davis Projects for Peace program for their
project, entitled, "Peace in Jail." The Trinity
students intend to
establish a technology and student center in the
recreational area of the San Pedro Men’s Prison in La Paz,
Bolivia, for disadvantaged youth living in the prison.
Anne Bouthilette ’10 Spends Spring Break at First Clinton
Global Initiative University Conference (CGIU)
Over spring break, Bouthilette travelled to New Orleans
for the conference and also participated in a community service
project called Make It Right, which was founded by Brad Pitt
after Hurricane Katrina. The goal of CGIU is to encourage
young people to help make a difference on a local, national,
and global level. Read about her spring break experience in
the
Trinity Tripod.
Trinity
Sophomore Wins Merck Scholarship
Jonathan T. Ashby, a chemistry major, is
one of only 15 college students in the country to be awarded
a prestigious UNCF/Merck scholarship for the 2008-2009
academic year. Each award provides up to $35,000 per
academic year, of which $25,000 can be used for tuition,
room and board, and fees. Each fellow will be mentored by a
Merck scientist and will receive two summer research
internships with stipends totaling at least $10,000.
In
Flight: College Featured in April Issue of U.S. Airways
Magazine
This month,
U.S. Airways Magazine features the city of Hartford,
with a spread on Trinity and its unique connection to the
community, entitled, "Good Schools, Great Neighbors."
Third Annual Hip-Hop Festival Makes Global Connections
Artists from all
over the world gathered on Trinity's campus April 4-6 for
the largest international hip-hop event in the United
States. Events and guests blended performance and lectures
that included musicians, activists, pioneers, filmmakers,
DJ’s, and graffiti writers. Read more about the event in the
Hartford Courant article.
For upcoming lectures and events on campus, check out the
Calendar of Events. |
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