The Trustees of Trinity College voted this year to award tenure and promotions to several faculty members. They also granted emeritus status to 16 longtime faculty members for their lasting contributions to the College.
Trinity College celebrated the Class of 2023 during its 197th Commencement on Sunday, May 21. In all, 527 students received their degrees at the ceremony held during Trinity’s Bicentennial year. Nicole Hockley ’92, co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, presented a passionate address to the students.
Trinity’s tree-lined campus invites people to interact with the natural environment, an activity that was formally acknowledged with the new designation of the College as an arboretum.
As one of four sisters in her family to attend Trinity, Tasha Casey ’23 pursued majors in music and psychology. At the same time, she and her sisters have continued performing with their family band, the KC Sisters.
The film Missing in Brooks County, co-directed and co-produced by Visiting Assistant Professor of Film Studies Jeff Bemiss, has won a Peabody Award in the documentary category. The Peabody Awards honor excellence in storytelling that reflects the social issues and emerging voices of the day.
A historical yearlong celebration of Trinity College’s 200th anniversary officially got underway on Friday, May 5, 2023, with the Bicentennial Kickoff on the Main Quad. It marked the start of a yearlong schedule of events and programs designed to connect the entire Trinity community with the College’s past, present, and future.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney and Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs Sonia Cardenas congratulated everyone who received recognition at the 72nd annual Honors Day ceremony.
Trinity’s Kelter Career Leadership Program offers first-year students the opportunity to take part in internships with Hartford-based organizations early in their college careers.
As one of the first Trinity students to receive the Rosemary and Stan Marcuss ’63 Fellowship for Research in Urban Studies, Kendra Keelan ’23 recently completed her senior thesis on academic and institutional community engagement at Trinity and other colleges.
In recognition of the Bicentennial, here are 23 things you may not know about this liberal arts institution, whose theme for its celebration is “Committed to the Future Since 1823.”
In honor and memory of their parents, Francisco “Frank” L. Borges ’74, H’20 and his siblings made a $10 million gift to support financial aid at Trinity, to ensure that generations of Trinity students would have access to an education.
Alexandra Hevko ’24, a double major in psychology and political science with a concentration in comparative politics, received a highly competitive Beinecke Scholarship this year, awarding her $35,000 toward graduate school.
