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“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.

Highlights from September included the first day of fall semester classes, Do It Day, the reopening of Trinfo, tours of the new Scully Center, research presentations, outings in downtown Hartford, and much more.

Several members of the Trinity community represented the College recently at the American Political Science Association’s 121st Annual Meeting and Exhibition.

Trinity College President Dan Lugo and Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam helped to open an exhibition by Trinity students that showcases what the world may look like when the College celebrates its Tercentennial in 2123.

A nonpartisan initiative on campus led by students and staff is helping members of the Trinity community take an active role in this fall’s municipal elections.