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Trinity in the News posted

Hartford Courant: Trinity College Aims for More Inclusive Campus

Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney spoke recently with the Hartford Courant about Trinity’s involvement with the American Talent Initiative, a Bloomberg Philanthropies-supported alliance of colleges and universities that aims to enroll 50,000 more low- to middle-income students by 2025. Berger-Sweeney said that the initiative’s goal aligns with the college’s own commitment to diversifying its student body.

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Alumni posted by Hamna Tariq ’20

‘Fostering Play in Cambodia’ with Davis Projects for Peace Grant

Soon after they graduated from Trinity last spring, Jessica Duong ’19 and Joshua Corbo ’19 set out to rural Cambodia to build a playground and facilitate a soccer workshop for children in the village of Bech Khlok. The project was supported by a grant from Davis Projects for Peace, a program through which college students can make an impact on the world.

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Hartford posted by Amanda Lafferty ’21

Trinity Supports Digital Health Care Innovation in Hartford

Ten start-up companies recently showcased their development work that has been supported by Digital Health CT, a Hartford-based business accelerator program in which Trinity College is a partner. President Joanne Berger-Sweeney has said that the goal of the partnership is to “accelerate start-up companies focused on digital health technologies, thus deepening the relevance of our liberal arts education and spurring an entrepreneurial ecosystem in our Connecticut home.”

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Academics posted

Trinity to Launch Grad Certificate in Urban Planning, Fall 2020

Trinity College will launch a graduate certificate program in urban planning in fall 2020. The program will be offered through the master’s program in public policy, in partnership with the Urban Studies Program. Trinity is the first institution in Connecticut to provide an urban planning program, even at the certificate level.

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Academics posted

Trinity Student Inspired by Home, Influences the World around Her

Yisbell Marrero ‘20 has been named as an American Political Science Association (APSA) Minority Fellow. The APSA is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or in the early stages of doctoral programs in political science. Each year, ASPA awards up to 14 funded fellowships in the amount of $4,000.