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Last summer, Trinity College Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Sally Bernardina Seraphin received a Fred Karush Endowed Library Readership from the Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library to support her research project on E.E. Just.

Trinity College students recently attended a discussion hosted by The Connecticut Forum called “On Pop Culture, Comedy, and Change,” featuring author Roxane Gay and comedian-writer Amber Ruffin.

The team that created “Voices of Keney Park”—an initiative that began as a Public Humanities Collaborative (PHC) project at Trinity College—has received the 2025 President’s Award from the Olmsted Network, in recognition of its community leadership.

The Deans’ Scholars designation is awarded to students who earned the 25 highest grade point averages after their first two semesters of study at Trinity College.

Trinity College has again been recognized as a top LGBTQ-friendly institution, earning a rating of 5 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride Index for the third year in a row.

The inauguration of Daniel G. Lugo as Trinity College’s 23rd president was an opportunity for the Trinity community to celebrate the enduring power of the liberal arts through a set of cross-disciplinary conversations and a unique performance.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff members, trustees, family members, community partners, and honored guests gathered on October 18, 2025, to celebrate the installation of Daniel G. Lugo as the 23rd president of Trinity College.

Trinity College was named recently as a recipient of the 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award by Insight into Academia magazine, a leader in advancing best practices in higher education excellence.

The digital humanities website www.PublicArtCT.org—sponsored in part by Trinity College and created by a faculty member—is a recipient of a 2025 Award of Merit from the Connecticut League of Museums.

“Transferring to Trinity was one of the best choices I’ve ever made,” says Melissa Whitmore ’26. “I decided to attend Trinity to play Division III basketball and everything fell into place. In just a few short weeks, it was clear that I was exactly where I was meant to be.”