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Award-winning poet and essayist Claudia Rankine will deliver the evening keynote, capping off a day dedicated to discussion on such topics as the value of a liberal arts education, entrepreneurial ventures, slavery and Trinity's founding, the Trinity Tripod and the future of student journalism.

After studying in South Korea as a Trinity undergraduate, Jeffery Huang ’22 is preparing to return to that country early next year—this time, supported by a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award.

Thanks to a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award, Olivia Zeiner-Morrish ’22 will travel this month to Cambodia, where she will spend nearly a year in local classrooms, helping to teach the English language while serving as a cultural ambassador for the U.S.

This year’s cohort of President’s Fellows includes some of Trinity’s most accomplished seniors. These 32 student scholars from the Class of 2024 have all compiled exemplary academic records in their years at the College.

A passion for community advocacy led Abby Nick ’24 to serve as the “Get Out the Vote” coordinator for the Hartford Votes Coalition leading up to the 2023 municipal election on November 7. Nick has been working since May for the nonpartisan organization with a mission to increase voter engagement in the city of Hartford.

A new study by researchers at Trinity College and Carnegie Mellon University found pet ownership was associated with better mental health during the pandemic, but only among people who had a romantic partner.

While Trinity College's Boardman Hall of Natural History has been gone fifty years, portions of the world-class collection once housed there continue to be used in the education of students. Professor Daniel Blackburn wants to ensure that continues.

See an early illustration of witches flying through the air at the Watkinson Witching Hour on Halloween. Librarians invite the community to celebrate the holiday by glimpsing the evolution of ideas about witches and other scary characters within the collection.

Construction on the $30.1 million project is slated for the end of 2023, with the goal of continuing to raise funding for the structure and complete the work in the spring of 2025..

Bicentennial Fall Weekend attracted hundreds of alumni and family members to campus October 13 to 15 to celebrate with former classmates and current students. The weekend kicked off with sold-out performances of a madcap music, dance, and circus show, followed by a full slate of athletics matches waged by the fall teams.