Anthony M. Messina, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, has received a 2026 Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association’s Section on Migration and Citizenship.
Messina accepted the honor during the business meeting of the Migration and Citizenship Section of the APSA on September 4, 2026.
This award recognizes and celebrates career achievement through outstanding scholarly publication, teaching, professional service, and/or public scholarship that has advanced the understanding of migration and/or citizenship in political life.
The APSA Migration and Citizenship Section brings together political scientists working on issues of migration and citizenship to promote teaching and research in the field, and to encourage communication among political scientists and scholars of migration and citizenship in related disciplines, including policy and other professionals, domestically and internationally.
Stefanie Chambers, professor of political science and chair of Trinity’s Political Science Department, called Messina’s award “a well-deserved honor to mark his decades of work as a leading scholar, professor, and mentor in the field.”
The digital humanities website Public Art CT—sponsored in part by Trinity College and created by a Trinity faculty member—has received a 2026 Award of Excellence from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH).
A book by Associate Professor of American Studies Juliet Nebolon was named a co-winner of the 2026 Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) History Book Award.
Ewa Syta, Charles A. Dana Research Associate Professor of Computer Science and chair of Trinity’s Computer Science Department, has been named among the 46 finalists for the Connecticut Technology Council’s 21st annual Women of Innovation awards.
Trinity alumna Teodora “Tea” Brnović ’24 and Associate Professor of Sociology Alyson K. Spurgas recently had a co-authored article published in the October 2026 issue of Social Science & Medicine.
