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.”
The Inauguration of Daniel G. Lugo as the 23rd president of Trinity College will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025. The ceremony begins at 9:00 a.m. in the George M. Ferris Athletic Center’s Ray Oosting Gymnasium.
Trinity College’s Austin Arts Center and the HartBeat Ensemble will present Where We Stand—a long-form poem with humor, heart, and music—from October 9 to 17, 2025, in the Goodwin Theater.
Trinity has announced the appointment of three new named professorships; Sarah Bilston, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of English; Clayton P. Byers, Donald L. McLagan Associate Professor of Engineering; and Mark E. Stater, Ward S. Curran Distinguished Professor of Economics.
The debut novel by Trinity College Associate Professor of English Ethan Rutherford, North Sun: Or, The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther, has been named by the National Book Foundation as a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.
A photography exhibition in Trinity College’s Crescent Center for Arts and Neuroscience (CCAN) observes how religion plays out in people’s daily lives, in graffiti and street art, and in music and dance in urban community settings.
