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\u201cThe way people bond with their pets\u2014whether they feel\u00a0emotionally secure\u00a0or experience anxiety in the relationship\u2014may be just as important as pet ownership itself in shaping well-being.\u201d
\n\u2014 Brian Chin<\/strong>, assistant professor of psychology, on the connection between mental health and owning a pet; The Conversation<\/a>, February 28, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cAthletics doesn\u2019t just create temporary champions; it shapes character and instills values that extend far beyond any court or field.\u201d
\n\u2014 Joanne Berger-Sweeney<\/strong>, president and Trinity College professor of neuroscience, on her passion for basketball and other sports; The Hartford Courant<\/em><\/a>, March 13, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have each established an inspiring track record that reflects their commitment to community and determination to improve individual lives in meaningful ways.\u201d
\n\u2014 Jeremy Race<\/strong>, CEO of Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, on those named to the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, including Trinity President Joanne Berger-Sweeney; patch.com<\/a>, February 24, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen students come to Trinity, they can expect to be mentored by leading teacher-scholars, with opportunities to do impactful research alongside faculty mentors.\u201d
\n\u2014 Sonia Cardenas<\/strong>, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, on Trinity\u2019s recent classification as one of the country\u2019s \u201cResearch Colleges and Universities\u201d by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education; trincoll-staging.trincoll.edu<\/a>, February 13, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cRacism is what produces race, because we \u2018need\u2019 these hierarchical distinctions in order to maintain these imbalances that we have in our society.\u201d
\n\u2014 David Sterling Brown \u201906<\/span><\/b>, associate professor of English<\/strong>, on the work of historian Barbara Fields and the parallels between Shakespeare\u2019s time and contemporary racial struggles; Old Gold & Black<\/em><\/a>, March 7, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is actually really valued in a lot of these instances is uniqueness. And that is one thing that chatbots actually do not do very well.\u201d
\n\u2014 Alexander J. Helberg<\/strong>, visiting assistant professor in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric, on the use of AI in writing personal essays for college applications; The Hartford Courant<\/em><\/a>, January 6, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are already two other things I\u2019ve written. I love this genre.\u201d
\n\u2014 Mark Nelson O\u2019Brien IDP\u201995<\/strong>, on his intention to make his recently released graphic novel, The Waterloo Diaries: The Bedsore Conspiracy<\/em>, be the first in a series with recurring characters; The Hartford Courant<\/em><\/a>, February 21, 2025<\/p>\n

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