‘A Grand Cover-Up’
Sarah Bilston, professor of English and chair of the English Department, discusses her new book, The Lost Orchid: A Story of Victorian Plunder and Obsession (Harvard University Press, 2025).
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‘Fireside Chat with Liz Elting ’87’ Focuses on What It Takes to Build a Business
The Trinity community gathered recently for a discussion between alumna Liz Elting ’87 and Jess Lynch co-hosted by Trinity’s Career and Life Design Center and Entrepreneurship Center.
Shocks to the System
Maloney Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Economics Hasan Cömert talks about his new grant from the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) to pursue his research, “Exchange Rate Shocks, Economic Inequality, and Gender Disparities in Turkey: A History and Context Sensitive Analysis with Lessons for Comparative Studies.”
Trinity International Hip Hop Festival Expands Reach into Hartford, around the World
The 19th Trinity International Hip Hop Festival spread its message about the transformative power of hip hop throughout the city of Hartford this year as it highlighted artists from around the world and formed new creative connections.
Award-Winning Poet Jericho Brown Visits Trinity for Reading and Workshop
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown visited Trinity recently as part of the Allan K. Smith Reading Series. He offered a workshop for students, presented a reading of his poetry, and took part in an engaging discussion with the Trinity community.
What Nature Can Do for Your Brain (and Your Brain Can Do for Nature)
Susan Masino is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Applied Science at Trinity College. She is a neuroscientist, and her research into adenosine, the ketogenic diet, and their links to treating seizures as well as other disorders is well-known. Masino’s parallel work looks at brain health and natural areas, especially our current or future old-growth forests. This work might be lesser known but is critically important to climate stabilization and human health.
Architectural Digest Names Trinity’s Campus Among the Most Beautiful in America
Trinity College has once again been named by Architectural Digest as one of the most beautiful college campuses in America. The College’s most iconic structures recently were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Class of 2024 Survey Shows Strong Next Steps for Alumni after Trinity
More than 95 percent of recent graduates in the Trinity College Class of 2024 have reported securing jobs, enrolling in continuing education, or finding other satisfying “first destinations” within six months of graduation, according to a survey.
Trinity Professor and Students Collaborate on New American Politics Textbook
Stefanie Chambers, John R. Reitemeyer Term Professor of Political Science, has co-authored a new textbook that includes contributions from Trinity students research assistants.
Trinity Students and Faculty Member Publish Attention-Grabbing Research Study
Associate Professor of Psychology Michael A. Grubb and student research assistants recently co-authored a scientific paper focused on an automatic form of spatial attention.
At the Heart of the Matter
Charles A. Dana Research Professor of Engineering Joseph Palladino recently was named to a second endowed professorship, the Vernon D. Roosa Professor of Applied Science, the same named chair once held by his mentor and former Trinity faculty member Joseph Bronzino.
‘Everyone Has Something to Say’: Tutors from Trinity Writing Center Mentor High School Students
“Improving critical thinking skills and reading comprehension results in more thoughtful and empathetic people,” says Ellie Ryan ’25, who is part of the Trinity Writing Center’s new tutoring program at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy.
