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Trinity’s 198th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, presented degrees to 559 students in the Class of 2024. Award-winning restaurateur Danny Meyer ’80, P’20, who also received an honorary degree, encouraged the graduates to "thoughtfully engage in solving some really tough problems."

Some of this year’s graduates reflect on their most memorable academic and extracurricular experiences, how the College prepared them for what comes next, and their advice for current and future Trinity students.

Students in Trinity’s Global Health Humanities Gateway, a first-year program focused on the intersection of health and the human experience, recently passed along some of their knowledge to younger students at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy.

A group of Trinity College students, faculty, and staff recently heard from experts on artificial intelligence at the Connecticut Forum discussion “Being Human in an Age of AI.” Trinity is an education partner of the Connecticut Forum.

In honor of Earth Month, student organizations and Trinity’s Office of Sustainability have held community events throughout April. The Green Campus club recently partnered with The Mill to host the fifth annual GreenFest, designed to promote sustainability on campus.

Hundreds gathered on the Main Quad midafternoon Monday, April 8, to view an eclipse with their own eyes protected, of course, by temporary eyewear.

In celebration of Women’s Herstory Month, Trinity recently welcomed three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas to speak to the community. “Never limit yourself due to other people’s limits or expectations,” said Douglas, the first Black woman to win the Olympic individual all-around title in gymnastics.

Trinity College Associate Professor of Computer Science Ewa Syta has received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for 2024-25 to conduct research in her native country of Poland.

A recent workshop introduced Trinity’s 3D printing technology to students in a computer science course that emphasizes design thinking. Located in the Raether Library and Information Technology Center, 3D printing services are available to the College community for both academic and personal use.

An art installation by Pablo Delano, Charles A. Dana Professor of Fine Arts, is among works by international artists to be included in the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, opening to the public on April 20.