In a wide-ranging conversation watched by 1,000 Trinity alumni via Zoom, two of Trinity’s most successful and well-known restaurant entrepreneurs, David Chang ’99 and Danny Meyer ’80, P’20, spoke of the need for social change in their industry and society at large, the disruption brought by COVID-19, and the value of their liberal arts education in today’s world.
With a public art exhibit not possible in the spring 2020 semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seniors in Trinity College’s Studio Arts Program instead made the internet their gallery.
The selective program identifies students with strong analytical skills and backgrounds in South Asian studies
The Hartford Courant recently published a profile story about Trinity College student Anes Gadun ’22, who has been serving his local community as an emergency medical technician and firefighter while at home in Clinton, Connecticut, during the coronavirus pandemic.
In times of crisis, Bantams flock together. That was the lesson from Trinity College’s Giving Week from May 5 to 12, when 2,190 donors came forward to support Trinity students and families.
Incoming class known for strength, perseverance, and optimism
The “Telling Our Covid Stories” initiative, launched in the spring 2020 semester by the college’s Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER), invited students to submit proposals for creative projects that could help deepen the understanding of different people’s experiences of the crisis and how communities have responded.
Online summer program to begin June 15
Over the past month and a half, alumni and parents have shown the compassion and dedication that are a hallmark of the Trinity College community by contributing more than $5 million to support students, families, and faculty.
The Trinity College community recently celebrated the graduates of the Class of 2020 through two online events. Members of this year’s graduating class were honored with a virtual Baccalaureate program and a special tribute video, both of which they could view remotely with their families from anywhere around the world.
NBC Connecticut recently highlighted the efforts of the Trinity College field hockey team to set up a virtual race in support of coronavirus relief.
President Joanne Berger-Sweeney has announced the appointment of five new trustees to the Trinity College Board of Trustees; they will begin their terms on July 1, 2020. Berger-Sweeney also announced the board’s leadership succession plan for 2021.
