Affinity Groups
The strength of Trinity College starts with the positive relationships we form in our daily interactions with one another. One opportunity for support is affinity groups - a mechanism that brings people together around common identities, interests and experiences.
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; The Mentoring, Advocacy, and Support program in the Office of the Dean of Faculty; and Human Resources are pleased with the suggestions that were made for affinity groups and the enthusiastic response of faculty and staff to join them. We encourage collaboration between groups where appropriate. The current names of affinity groups and a contact person is provided below. Please reach out to the contact of the group in which you are interested, and they will provide more information on meeting times, etc. We will put out a call for new affinity group suggestions each fall.
Please contact Sarah Raskin ([email protected]) with any general questions about the affinity groups.
| Group | Contact |
| Caregivers (parents/siblings/guardians) of adults or children with disabilities, including—neurodivergent, intellectual disability, chronic illness | Diana Paulin |
| Sustainability | Hayley Berliner |
| How to be an ally | |
| Under 40 at Trinity | |
| Teaching about race, disability, privilege, entitlement | |
| Breaking down silos at Trinity | John Michael Mason |
| LGBTQI+ faculty and staff | Blase Provitola and Timothy Landry |
| Unpacking my whiteness | Ellen Hart and Deb Mock |
| Women faculty | |
| Tenured women faculty | |
| Women of color faculty and staff | |
| African American faculty and staff | |
| Faculty and staff of color | Ibrahim Shikaki |
| Crafting knitting photography | Rennata Tropeano |
| Latinx faculty and staff | |
| Faculty in the Arts | |
| Tenure track women | Lina Ma |
| Asian faculty and staff | |
| Disabled Faculty and Staff | Kelly Dugan |
| Contingent faculty | Serena Laws |
| Managing student workers | Jennifer Loscialpo |
| Veterans |
