The Mellon Foundation has awarded Trinity College a Higher Learning grant to support a new project, the “Hartford Environmental Justice Research Partnership,” led by Trinity’s Center for Urban and Global Studies (CUGS), Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER), and Center for Caribbean Studies (CCS).
Trinity College has named the students who have earned Faculty Honors for the fall 2024 semester.
Trinity College marks the end of 2024 by reflecting upon moments from the past year. Along with news of a presidential transition and the conclusion of Trinity’s Bicentennial celebrations, highlights of the year included academic and social events that brought the entire community together.
Daniel G. Lugo, currently president of Queens University of Charlotte, was named Trinity College’s 23rd president, a role he will assume on July 1, 2025. Lugo will succeed Joanne Berger-Sweeney, who has led the institution for 11 years.
For its commitment to youth-driven service and youth development, Trinity College has received a $10,000 College Service Grant from The Allstate Foundation in collaboration with the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO).
Davarian L. Baldwin, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies, has received a two-year grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for his Smart Cities Research Lab.
Professor of Music Eric A. Galm and the Trinity Samba Fest have received the Society for Ethnomusicology’s 2024 Judith McCulloh Public Sector Award, recognizing the valuable impact that this free cross-cultural event has on the public.
Workshops, special events, and a wellness course are all part of the project, led by Trinity’s Campus Climate Incident Response Team to encourage respect for different perspectives.
This year’s cohort of President’s Fellows includes some of Trinity’s most accomplished seniors. These 34 student scholars from the Class of 2025 have all compiled exemplary academic records in their years at the College.
With a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant, Rebecca Irakiza ’25 worked last summer to provide better access to clean water in her home country of Burundi.
The original audience for the epic poem "Odyssey" were veterans of real, historical wars in ancient Greece. As the nation marks Veterans Day on November 11, Trinity College's Vincent Tomasso discusses how we can connect the classical text to contemporary experiences.
“English had always been a subject I enjoyed, and social justice was something I felt passionate about,” writes Eliana Rosen ’27. “The idea of combining two subjects I was interested in excited me.”
