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Sarah Bilston, Trinity College professor of English, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship to help her complete her latest book, The Hunt for the Lost Orchid, which delves into the dangerous and deceitful world of orchid hunting in the 19th century.

Students earn their degrees more quickly and earn more afterward when given assistance on college-level courses instead of being routed into remedial courses, according to a new study led by Daniel J. Douglas, Trinity’s director of social science research and lecturer in sociology.

As chair emeritus of the Parents Leadership Council, a Trinity donor, and an all-around champion for the College and for the benefits that accrue as a result of families’ involvement in the school, Tim Hoeffner P’21, ’23 is helping to build Trinity connections that matter.

A lesson plan designed by urban studies major Victoria Asfalg ’23 will help Connecticut educators teach high school students about the history and impacts of zoning policy. The plan was published by Teach It, a Connecticut Humanities program that provides the state’s teachers with instructional resources focusing on local history.

Trinity College partnered with seven peer institutions to create a pathway to U.S. higher education for students displaced by war and crises. The Global Student Haven Initiative was launched in response to the war in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

With a few exceptions, Alison J. Draper has been teaching her course "Nutrition: Food and Fads" during January Term at Trinity College for nearly a decade. The course is more dependable than the fads, which have gone from South Beach and Atkins diets to superfoods during that time. What's the recipe for nutrition success? Read on.

Trinity College continues to build its stable of clean power sources, adding a second fuel cell with a small physical footprint to a rich portfolio of sources that also includes solar energy.

This year’s “Color Our Collections” coloring book is giving the Trinity community a way to explore the library’s archival treasures through interactive art. #ColorOurCollections is a national movement to connect people with library collections through coloring.  

As snow fell across campus on Sunday, December 11, the 63rd annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was celebrated in the Trinity College Chapel, marking the beginning of the holiday season for the Greater Hartford community.

President Joanne Berger-Sweeney joined four other Connecticut college and university presidents Friday in Boston to discuss the benefits of partnerships. The event was part of the annual meeting of the New England Commission of Higher Education.