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Student voting rates at Trinity College increased by 21.5 percentage points in the 2020 election compared to 2016, according to a report from the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life. Trinity received the 2021 Silver Seal award in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

The new Trinity Social Justice Initiative, launched in fall 2021, aims to increase the collaborative research and scholarly discussions of some of society’s most pressing topics, including wealth inequality, mass incarceration, policing, gender violence, and systemic racism. The initiative is led by co-directors Jordan T. Camp, assistant professor of American studies, and Christina Heatherton, assistant professor of American studies and human rights.

Forty-two percent of students in Trinity’s Class of 2025 applied Early Decision last year. According to Director of Admissions Anthony Berry, applying Early Decision is the strongest way for applicants to demonstrate their interest in Trinity. Here, learn more about why current Trinity students applied Early Decision.

Trinity College Individualized Degree Program student Marisol Garcia IDP’22 recently wrote an op-ed about her time in prison and how education—including through the Trinity Prison Seminar Series—helped break her cycle of incarceration.

Kara Swisher, tech journalist and contributing writer for ‘The New York Times,’ recently addressed the Trinity College community when she visited campus to receive the 2021 Moses Berkman Memorial Journalism Award.

The Office of the Dean of the Faculty recently shared highlights of the exceptional work by Trinity College faculty that has been honored by academic and professional organizations.

New exhibit on the campus of Trinity College shows creativity in uncertain times

As part of the “Breaking the Silence: Amplifying Our Voices” series hosted by Trinity College’s Women and Gender Resource Action Center, Trinity alumnae, current students, and a member of the faculty participated in a panel discussion exploring the term “Black Girl Magic” and how that concept shapes Black girlhood and womanhood.

José I. Cabezón, Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies at UC Santa Barbara, delivered the Trinity College Department of Religious Studies’ annual Getlin Lecture on October 6.

To celebrate his appointment as Charles A. Dana Professor of Fine Arts at Trinity College, Pablo Delano delivered an inaugural lecture focusing on the three central projects of his career since arriving in Hartford.